2015-16 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Game #12 // Illinois (6-5) vs. South Dakota (7-4) Dec. 19, 2015 // 2 p.m. CT // Champaign, Ill. // State Farm Center (15,544) Internet Stream: ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com) – Wayne Randazzo (Play-By-Play), Mac McCausland (Analyst) Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network – Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Jerry Hester (Analyst) // Satellite Radio: Sirius – 135, XM – 195

ILLINOIS 2015-16 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE PREVIOUS GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other Date Opponent Time/Result tV/Streak G 1 Jaylon Tate 6-3 170 Jr. 2.3 1.3 2.6 6-15 FG November (3-4) G 25 6-3 190 Jr. 19.8 4.2 1.7 3.3 3FG/G 13 North Florida 81-93 L-1 G 23 Aaron Jordan 6-5 190 Fr. 5.5 1.1 1.1 36.4% 3FG 15 North Dakota State 80-74 W-1 G 21 Malcolm Hill 6-6 220 Jr. 17.1 5.3 3.9 81.5% FT 18 at Providence [1] 59-60 L-1 F 43 Michael Finke 6-10 220 r-Fr. 9.5 2.7 1.1 56.5% FG 21 Chattanooga [2] 77-81 L-2 23 Chicago State [2] 82-79 W-1 27 vs. UAB [3] 72-58 W-2 OFF THE BENCH 28 vs. #4/5 Iowa State [3] 73-84 L-1 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other December (3-1) G 0 D.J. Williams 6-7 200 Fr. 1.3 1.3 0.4 8.4 MPG 2 NOTRE DAME [4] 79-84 L-2 G 3 Khalid Lewis 6-3 185 Gr. 4.2 1.7 2.9 2.1 A/TO 5 WESTERN CAROLINA 80-68 W-1 G 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands 6-3 180 Fr. 7.8 1.4 0.6 41.8% 3FG 9 YALE 69-65 W-2 F 12 Leron Black 6-7 220 So. 4.4 4.4 0.6 Injured knee 12 vs. UIC [5] 83-79 W-3 C 22 Maverick Morgan 6-10 245 Jr. 5.9 2.3 0.4 63.3% FG 19 SOUTH DAKOTA 2 p.m. ESPN3 C 33 Mike Thorne Jr. 6-11 270 Gr. 13.4 8.4 0.1 Injured knee 23 vs. Missouri [6] 6 p.m. ESPN2 G 44 Alex Austin 6-4 185 r-Jr. 1.9 2.8 1.3 4.7 A/TO 30 MICHIGAN 2 p.m. ESPN2 F 45 Cameron Liss 6-6 215 So. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 G January (0-0) 3 at Ohio State 4 p.m. BTN SITTING OUT 2015-16 7 at #1/1 Michigan State 8 p.m. ESPN Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG 10 #11/11 PURDUE 1/5 p.m. BTN G 10 Mike LaTulip # 6-1 170 Sr. 1.6 0.6 0.0 16 NEBRASKA 1:30 p.m. BTN 19 at Indiana 6 p.m. ESPN G 13 Tracy Abrams % 6-2 185 Gr. 10.7 3.5 3.2 23 at Minnesota 5/6/7/8 p.m. BTN # LaTulip’s stats are from 2014-15. He is redshirting to retain final year as graduate transfer. 28 OHIO STATE 8 p.m. BTN % Abrams’ stats are from 2013-14. He is out for the season after tearing Achilles in July. 31 WISCONSIN 6:30 p.m. BTN February (0-0) HEAD COACH 3 at Rutgers 5:30 p.m. BTN Career Record: 153-103/.598 (8th year) 7 IOWA Noon BTN At Illinois: 68-47/.591 (4th year) 13 at Northwestern 7 p.m. BTN Big Ten: 24-30/.444 16 RUTGERS 8 p.m. BTN 21 at Wisconsin TBD TBD SERIES NOTES VS. SOUTH DAKOTA 25 INDIANA 8 p.m. ESPN/2 All-Time Series Record: Illinois leads 1-0 28 MINNESOTA TBD TBD Series Streak: Illinois W-1 March (0-0) Record at Champaign: Illinois leads 1-0 3 at #6/9 Maryland 6 p.m. ESPN/2 Series Streak at Champaign: Illinois W-1 6 at Penn State 11 a.m. BTN Last Meeting: Illinois 96, South Dakota 56 (Dec. 7, 1971 at Champaign) 9-13 at Big Ten Tournament [7] TBD TBD Groce vs. South Dakota: First meeting All Times Listed are Central Opening Tip Bold - Prairie Capital Convention Center; Springfield, Ill. BOLD CAPS - State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill. Illinois enters Saturday’s contest vs. South Dakota looking to extend its season-best winning streak to four [1] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games games, and record a victory in its final non-conference game of the year at State Farm Center. [2] - Emerald Coast Classic [3] - Emerald Coast Classic - The Arena; Niceville, Fla. [4] - Big Ten/ACC Challenge Final Exams Provide Schedule Break [5] - United Center; Chicago [6] - Bud Light Braggin’ Rights - Scottrade Center; St. Louis Illinois took a week off from game competition while final exams were conducted on campus. The Illini wrap up [7] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse; Indianapolis non-conference play with just two games over a span of 17 days, a drastic change from 11 games in 30 days to start the season. ILLINOIS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820 Big Two Office: 217-333-1391 Juniors Kendrick Nunn and Malcolm Hill are leading the charge for the Illini offensive attack, ranking as the Basketball SID: Derrick Burson highest-scoring duo in the Big Ten, and second-highest among the six major conferences so far this season: Email: [email protected] Office: 217-333-0933 // Cell: 217-766-7315 1. 38.8 points Kevin Punter (23.0 ppg) & Armani Moore (15.8 ppg) Tennessee SEC Twitter: @IlliniMBB 2. 36.9 points Kendrick Nunn (19.8 ppg) & Malcolm Hill (17.1 ppg) Illinois Big Ten Website: FIGHTINGILLINI.com 3. 36.4 points Buddy Hield (22.1 ppg) & Isaiah Cousins (14.3 ppg) Oklahoma Big 12 2015-16 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notable 0 D.J. Williams G 6-7 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Top-100 recruit is third Simeon High School product on current Illini roster 1 Jaylon Tate G 6-3 170 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Led team in assists and shooting last season 3 Khalid Lewis G 6-3 185 Gr. Trenton, N.J. Transfer averaged 6.0 points and 2.2 assists last year at La Salle 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands G 6-3 180 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Consensus top-40 recruit selected to 2015 Jordan Brand Classic 10 Mike LaTulip G 6-1 175 Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill. Redshirting to retain final year of eligibility as graduate transfer 12 Leron Black F 6-7 220 So. Memphis, Tenn. Averaged 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds as a freshman 13 Tracy Abrams G 6-2 185 Gr. Chicago, Ill. Sidelined for second straight season after tearing Achilles tendon in July 21 Malcolm Hill G 6-6 220 Jr. Fairview Heights, Ill. Honorable mention All-Big Ten pick averaged 14.4 points last year 22 Maverick Morgan C 6-10 245 Jr. Springboro, Ohio Back-up center averaged 2.5 points as a sophomore 23 Aaron Jordan G 6-5 190 Fr. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield East’s all-time leading scorer and 3-point shooter 25 Kendrick Nunn G 6-3 190 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Averaged 11.1 points last year and led Illini with 54 three-pointers 33 Mike Thorne Jr. C 6-11 270 Gr. Fayetteville, N.C. Transfer averaged 10.1 points and 7.3 rebounds last year at Charlotte 43 Michael Finke F 6-10 230 r-Fr. Champaign, Ill. Two-time Champaign News-Gazette All-Area Player of the Year 44 Alex Austin G 6-4 185 r-Jr. Chicago, Ill. Eligible transfer averaged 7.0 points as a sophomore at Eastern Illinois 45 Cameron Liss F 6-6 215 So. Northbrook, Ill. Walk-on in second season with Illini

Head Coach: John Groce (4th year at Illinois, 8th year overall) Players Pronunciation Coaches Pronunciation Assistant Coaches: Dustin Ford (4th year), Paris Parham (4th year), Jamall Walker (4th year) Leron BLACK le-RON John GROCE GROHS Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Darren Hertz (1st year) Michael FINKE FEEN-kee Paris PARHAM PAR-ham Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Morris (4th year) Mike LATULIP la-TOO-lip Graduate Managers: Walter Offutt (2nd year), James Haring (2nd year) KHALID Lewis kah-LEED JAYLON Tate JAY-len Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher (1st year) Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (4th year with men’s basketball, 10th year at Illinois)

Taking Care of the Rock Illinois has been one of the best teams in the country under Coach John Groce in taking care of the basketball. RETURNING FOR THE ILLINI IN 2015-16 Last year’s team set a school record for fewest turnovers, averaging just 9.9 per game. That broke the previous school mark of 10.4 per game set by Groce’s 2014 squad. Category 14-15 Returning* Lost Return Pct.* Minutes 6,650 3,436 3,214 51.7% This year the Illini are currently averaging 10.5 turnovers per game, ranking second in the Big Ten and 25th Points 2,281 1,200 1,081 52.6% nationally. Illinois also stands second in the conference with a +3.0 turnover margin (40th in NCAA). Field Goals 786 412 374 52.4% Illinois tied its home record for fewest turnovers in a game with only three versus Notre Dame on Dec. 2. The 3-Pt. FGs 238 97 141 40.8% Illini then had a five-turnover performance the following week against Yale (Dec. 9). Free Throws 471 279 192 59.2% Rebounds 1,043 506 537 48.5% Capitalizing Off Turnovers Assists 389 205 184 52.7% Over the last four games, Illinois has averaged just 8.8 turnovers (35) while the opponent is nearly double in Blocks 105 33 72 31.4% that category, averaging 16.3 turnovers (65). The Illini have made the most from those extra opportunities, Steals 208 107 101 51.4% outscoring the opposition 79-to-35 in points off turnovers over this four-game stretch, a margin of 11.0 points per game. *Numbers do not include Abrams & LaTulip, who are redshirting Illini Trends • Illinois has started a different lineup in nine of its first 11 games but started the same lineup over the last RETURNING ILLINI LEADERS two contests, marking the first time this season the UI started the save five in back-to-back games. • Five different players have been the Illini’s leading scorer in a game this season. Category Player Statistic 14-15 Rank Minutes Malcolm Hill 1,010 1st • Illinois is getting an average of 29.1 points from its bench, outscoring the opposing bench in all but one game, and by an average of 11.6 points per game. Last season the UI averaged 18.7 points in bench scoring. Min./Game Malcolm Hill 30.6 1st Points Malcolm Hill 475 1st • Illinois has received at least 30 points from its bench in seven games, including three of the last four. Points/Game Malcolm Hill 14.4 2nd • Illinois ranks ninth nationally in bench minutes, with 41.4 percent of the playing time coming from the bench. Field Goals Malcolm Hill 156 1st FG Pct. Leron Black .475 1st • Malcolm Hill has scored in double figures in every game this season and currently ranks third in the Big 3-Pt. FGs Kendrick Nunn 54 1st Ten in scoring with an average of 17.1 points. 3-Pt. FG Pct. Malcolm Hill .389 2nd • Hill has nine career 20-point games, but has recorded back-to-back 20-point games for the first time in Free Throws Malcolm Hill 121 1st his career with 20 vs. Yale and 22 vs. UIC. FT Pct. Jaylon Tate .843 1st • Hill has shot 50 percent or better from the field in four of the five last five games. His 22 points vs. UIC came Off. Reb. Malcolm Hill 61 2nd on just eight attempts, as he scored 11 points at the foul line. Def. Reb. Kendrick Nunn 103 3rd Tot. Reb. Malcolm Hill 159 2nd • Hill is currently averaging 3.9 assists this season (12th in Big Ten), after entering the year with a career average of 1.0 assists. Reb./Game Malcolm Hill 4.8 3rd Assists Jaylon Tate 92 1st • Kendrick Nunn has scored in double figures in all six games since making his season debut Nov. 27 and Blocks Maverick Morgan 11 2nd is currently averaging 19.8 points. Steals Kendrick Nunn 39 2nd • Nunn’s scoring average would lead the Big Ten, but he is currently not listed among the conference statisti- cal leaders because he has yet to play in 75 percent of Illinois’ games.

2 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball ILLINI RECORD UNDER JOHN GROCE TOP 25 NATIONAL RANKINGS 2015-16 Total Wears white uniforms 2-2 35-11 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (DEC. 14) Plays at home 2-1 35-13 Wears orange uniforms 3-0 14-12 Rk. School Record Points Previous Plays on the road 0-1 13-23 Wears blue uniforms 0-1 14-19 1 Michigan State (64) 11-0 1,621 1 Plays at neutral site 4-3 17-11 Wears gray uniforms 1-0 2-2 2 Kansas (1) 8-1 1,499 2 Plays at United Center 1-0 4-3 Wears throwback uniforms 0-2 2-3 3 Oklahoma 7-0 1,409 7 Big Ten record 0-0 24-30 Regular-season tournaments 2-2 14-2 4 Kentucky 9-1 1,385 5 Big Ten at home 0-0 15-12 NCAA Tournament 0-0 1-1 5 Iowa State 9-0 1,370 4 Big Ten on the road 0-0 9-18 NIT 0-0 1-2 6 Maryland 9-1 1,353 6 7 Duke 8-1 1,271 8 When Ranked (AP) 0-0 8-8 Big Ten Tournament 0-0 2-3 8 Virginia 8-1 1,132 10 Plays a ranked (AP) opponent 0-1 8-21 In November 3-4 24-4 9 Purdue 11-0 1,082 11 Plays a Top-10 (AP) opponent 0-1 3-11 In December 3-1 17-8 10 Xavier 10-0 1,062 12 Wins the game before 3-2 41-25 In January 0-0 7-16 11 North Carolina 7-2 1,023 3 Loses the game before 3-2 23-21 In February 0-0 12-9 12 Villanova 8-1 865 9 Leading at the half 4-1 48-11 In March 0-0 8-10 13 Arizona 9-1 860 13 Tied or trailing at the half 2-4 20-36 Plays during the day 3-0 22-15 14 Providence 10-1 724 15 Shoots 45% or better 4-2 28-5 Plays at night (5 pm or after start) 3-5 46-32 15 Miami 8-1 622 17 Shoots less than 45% 2-3 39-42 Margin is 5 points or less 3-3 21-9 16 Baylor 7-1 605 16 Opp. shoots less than 45% 4-1 56-19 Margin is 6-10 points 1-0 13-20 17 Butler 8-1 562 18 Opp. shoots 45% or better 2-4 11-28 Margin is 11-20 points 2-2 21-14 18 SMU 7-0 560 19 Shoots same or better than opp. 3-2 44-5 Margin is more than 20 0-0 13-4 19 Louisville 7-1 534 22 Shoots worse than opp. 3-3 23-42 Scores 59 points or less 0-1 6-22 20 West Virginia 8-1 466 14 Shoots same or more FT than opp. 5-2 48-12 Scores 60-69 points 1-0 23-14 21 George Washington 9-1 256 - Shoots fewer FT than opp. 1-3 19-35 Scores 70-79 points 1-3 18-10 22 UCLA 7-3 213 - Makes same or more FT than opp. 4-2 49-13 Scores 80-89 points 4-1 17-1 23 Cincinnati 8-2 197 23 Makes fewer FT than opp. 2-3 18-34 Scores 90-99 points 0-0 2-0 24 Texas A&M 8-2 152 - Tied or leads in rebounding 3-2 41-15 Scores 100+ points 0-0 2-0 25 Connecticut 6-3 47 - Trails in rebounding 3-3 27-32 Overtime 0-0 3-1 Scores same or more bench points 6-5 41-19 On BTN 0-1 27-25 USA TODAY COACHES POLL (DEC. 14) Scores fewer bench points 0-0 27-27 On ESPN 0-0 4-10 Rk. School Record Points Previous Has equal or fewer TOs than opp. 6-3 58-26 On ESPN2 0-1 9-7 1 Michigan State (28) 11-0 794 1 Has more TOs than opp. 0-2 10-20 On ESPNU 0-0 2-0 2 Iowa State (3) 9-0 719 2 Scores 70 or more points 5-4 38-11 On TNT 0-0 1-1 3 Oklahoma (1) 7-0 675 8 Has 15+ assists 2-2 15-4 On FS1 0-1 2-1 4 Kentucky 9-1 665 4 Has a 20+ point scorer 4-3 31-20 On CBS 0-0 0-1 5 Kansas 8-1 664 7 6 Duke 8-1 649 5 7 Maryland 9-1 640 9 • , who led the team in 3-pointers last year, has combined for 20 treys over his six games. His average Nunn 8 Purdue 11-0 552 11 of 3.3 made threes per game would rank second the Big Ten, while his 3-point shooting accuracy of 46.5 9 Virginia 8-1 547 10 percent would stand sixth in the league. 10 Xavier 10-0 491 13 • Nunn has shot better than 46 percent from the field in five of his six games. 11 North Carolina 7-2 474 3 12 Arizona 9-1 469 12 • Since Nunn’s return to the lineup, either Nunn (3 times) or Malcolm Hill (3 times) has been the Illini’s 13 Villanova 8-1 464 6 leading scorer each of the last six games. 14 Baylor 7-1 323 15 • Michael Finke is averaging 14.3 points (57) on 62.9 percent shooting (22-35) over the last four games, 14 Providence 10-1 323 18 scoring in double figures three times. 16 West Virginia 8-1 288 14 16 Louisville 7-1 288 19 • Jalen Coleman-Lands has made a 3-pointer in eight games this season, and has drained three or more 18 Butler 8-1 268 21 treys in five games. His average of 2.1 made threes is 14th in the Big Ten. 19 Miami 8-1 265 20 • Alex Austin ranks fourth in the Big Ten with a 4.7 -to-turnover ratio. 20 Cincinnati 8-2 101 22 21 Gonzaga 6-3 90 17 22 George Washington 9-1 87 - Last Time Out: Illini 83, UIC 79 (Dec. 12) 23 Vanderbilt 6-3 79 16 After letting a double-digit lead slip away, the Illini used a strong rally in the second half to defeat UIC on 24 Texas A&M 8-2 77 25 Saturday at the United Center. 25 South Carolina 8-0 70 - The Illini seemed in control, leading 41-30 at the half and still maintaining a 10-point advantage with 14:30 remaining. But UIC would not go away easily and responded with a 14-0 run to take a 58-54 lead with under ILLINI WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS AP Coaches AP Coaches 10 minutes left. The lead changed hands multiple times until Jalen Coleman-Lands hit a 3-pointer from Preseason - - Jan. 18 the top of the key to put the Illini on top, 66-65. The Orange and Blue did not trail again, expanding the lead Nov. 16 - - Jan. 25 to as many as eight points and then finishing it off at the free throw line while the Flames tossed in four Nov. 23 - - Feb. 1 3-pointers during the final minute. Nov. 30 - - Feb. 8 Two key areas in this game for the Illini were free throws and turnovers. Illinois shot 35 free throws, mak- Dec. 7 - - Feb. 15 Dec. 14 - - Feb. 22 ing 24, compared to 10-of-14 at the line for UIC. The Illini also enjoyed a 17-to-9 advantage in points off Dec. 21 Feb. 29 turnovers, often getting baskets in transition following UIC errors. Dec. 28 March 7 Malcolm Hill was one of four Illini in double figures, scoring a game-high 22 points. He drained 5-of-8 shots Jan. 4 March 14 and made a living at the foul line, hitting a career-high 11-of-14. Coleman-Lands cashed four treys en Jan. 11 Final route to 15 points, while Kendrick Nunn and Michael Finke chipped in 14 points and five rebounds each.

3 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball ILLINOIS CAREER TOTALS 2015-16 BIG TEN STANDINGS CURRENT ILLINOIS STREAKS (THROUGH DEC. 17) 2015-16 Career Double-Digit Scoring Games All Games 3 W Malcolm Hill 11 45 Overall Big Ten At State Farm Center 2 W Tracy Abrams 0 45 Michigan State 11-0 0-0 On the Road 5 L Kendrick Nunn 6 31 Purdue 11-0 0-0 At Neutral Sites 1 W Leron Black 1 7 Maryland 9-1 0-0 Jalen Coleman-Lands 5 5 Northwestern 9-1 0-0 Big Ten 1 L Michael Finke 5 5 Big Ten (Home) 2 W Mike Thorne Jr. 5 5 Indiana 8-3 0-0 Maverick Morgan 2 3 Michigan 8-3 0-0 Big Ten (Road) 3 L Jaylon Tate 0 3 Iowa 7-3 0-0 vs. Ranked Opponents 2 L Aaron Jordan 1 1 Penn State 7-3 0-0 vs. Ranked Opponents (Home) 1 W 20+ Point Games Nebraska 7-4 0-0 vs. Ranked Opponents (Road) 3 L Malcolm Hill 5 9 Wisconsin 7-5 0-0 vs. Ranked Opponents (Neutral) 3 L Kendrick Nunn 2 6 ILLINOIS 6-5 0-0 vs. Ranked Big Ten Opponents 1 L Tracy Abrams 0 5 Minnesota 6-5 0-0 vs. Ranked Big Ten Opponents (Home) 1 W Mike Thorne Jr. 2 2 Ohio State 5-5 0-0 Michael Finke 1 1 vs. Ranked Big Ten Opponents (Road) 2 L Rutgers 4-6 0-0 Non-Conference (Home) 2 W 10+ Games Malcolm Hill 2 2 Nunn Better Non-Conference (Road) 4 L Mike Thorne Jr. 2 2 Junior Kendrick Nunn has performed a high level Non-Conference (Neutral) 1 W Leron Black 0 1 since his return after missing the first five games Making a 3-Pointer 243 G with a thumb injury. Despite being out for six Since Opponent Scored 100 Points 726 G Double-Doubles weeks, Nunn quickly worked his way back into play- Malcolm Hill 2 2 Mike Thorne Jr. 2 2 ing shape and has logged more than 30 minutes in Leron Black 0 1 all seven games, currently averaging 33.8 minutes.

5+ 3-Point FG Games Nunn has scored in double figures in all seven games – led by a career-high 28 points vs. Yale on Dec. 9 – Kendrick Nunn 1 3 good for an average of 19.8 points. He is shooting better than 49 percent from the field and is connecting at Jalen Coleman-Lands 1 1 a 46.5-percent clip from behind the arc, draining 20-of-43 threes.

3+ Games Hill Doing It All N/A Coach John Groce joked in a November press conference that he’s asking junior guard Malcolm Hill “to be the 3+ Games butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.” With Illini backcourt veterans sidelined early in the season, Tracy Abrams 0 12 Groce has demanded a lot from Hill. He has played four different positions and guarded all five positions Kendrick Nunn 0 6 as an Illini. Malcolm Hill 3 4 Jalen Coleman-Lands 2 2 Hill has played in 388 of a possible 440 minutes so far this season, ranking fourth in the Big Ten with an Jaylon Tate 0 1 average of 35.3 mpg. His versatility is evident in the fact that he ranks either first or second on the Illini in points (17.1 ppg), rebounds (5.3 rpg), assists (3.9 apg), steals (1.5 spg) and blocked shots (8). Starts Tracy Abrams 0 86 Malcolm Hill 11 55 3-Point Threats Kendrick Nunn 4 40 When the Illini coaching staff signed guards Jalen Coleman-Lands and Aaron Jordan, they felt they had Jaylon Tate 4 17 signed a pair of shooters that would stack up against any duo in the 2015 recruiting class. And so far the Leron Black 2 12 rookies are off to a great start. Khalid Lewis 7 7 Mike Thorne Jr. 7 7 Coleman-Lands is shooting 41.8 percent from 3-point range (23-55) and leads the team with 23 threes, Alex Austin 6 6 Michael Finke 4 4 while Jordan checks in with 36.4 percent accuracy (12-33). Together they have accounted for 35 of Illinois’ Aaron Jordan 4 4 84 treys on the year. Jalen Coleman-Lands 3 3 Maverick Morgan 2 2 Thorne Injury Another Setback to Illini Lineup D.J. Williams 1 1 With the exception of fifth-year point guard Tracy Abrams – who is out for the season following a torn Achil- les – the Fighting Illini showcased their full lineup for the first time Nov. 27-28 at the Emerald Coast Classic. Leads Team in Scoring Malcolm Hill 4 19 The Illini welcomed back Kendrick Nunn, Jaylon Tate and Leron Black during a 14-point win over UAB. Tracy Abrams 0 15 Kendrick Nunn 3 13 But late in the first half of the title game vs. Iowa State, fifth-year center Mike Thorne Jr. tore the meniscus in his left knee. Thorne had surgery Nov. 30 and is now out indefinitely. Mike Thorne Jr. 2 2 Jalen Coleman-Lands 1 1 Michael Finke 1 1 Thorne had made a big impact on the Illini offense as a scoring threat in the paint. He recorded a double- Leron Black 0 1 double with 25 points and 14 rebounds in his UI debut vs. North Florida, then had 21 points and eight boards vs. North Dakota State. Leads Team in Rebounding Malcolm Hill 2 10 After foul trouble limited his production at Providence, Thorne bounced back with another double-double vs. Tracy Abrams 0 10 Chattanooga, collecting 18 points and game-high 11 rebounds, followed by 12 points and game-high nine Leron Black 2 7 boards vs. Chicago State. Mike Thorne Jr. 5 5 Kendrick Nunn 2 4 Thorne finished with eight points and a game-high eight boards vs. UAB and put up 10 points and seven Michael Finke 2 2 boards in just 13 first-half minutes against the 4th-ranked Cyclones. Maverick Morgan 0 1 Thorne leaves the Illini rotation after averaging 13.4 points and 8.4 rebounds through the first seven games.

4 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Back-to-Back Big Outings THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN (ALL TIMES CT) Kendrick Nunn set a career high with 27 points against Western Carolina on Dec. 5, then eclipsed that by one point the following game with a career-high 28 versus Yale on Dec. 9. Tuesday, Dec. 15 Michigan def. Northern Kentucky, 77-62 Nunn’s combined 55 points were the most by an Illini player in consecutive games since Rayvonte Rice totaled 57 against UIC (28) and Indiana (29), Dec. 28-31, 2013. Northwestern def. Mississippi Valley State, 78-48

Game 10 Recap: Illini 69, Yale 65 (Dec. 9) Wisconsin def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 64-49 The Illini earned a four-point victory at State Farm Center over a strong Yale team projected to contend for the Ivy League title. Wednesday, Dec. 16 The Illini pulled ahead late in the first half and held a 10-point lead early after intermission. Yale stormed Ohio State def. Northern Illinois, 67-54 back with a 12-0 run to take a 37-35 lead with 16 minutes left. It remained tight from that point on, before Kendrick Nunn hit the biggest shot of the game, a 3-pointer to put the Illini ahead 66-60 with 1:25 left. Nunn Minnesota def. Chicago State, 70-52 later hit a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to seal the win. Nunn and Malcolm Hill combined for 48 of Illinois’ 69 points, with Nunn setting a career high for the second Saturday, Dec. 19 straight game with 28 points while Hill tallied 20. Nunn shot 9-of-16 from the field and tied a career high with Michigan State at Northeastern six 3-pointers on 10 attempts. Hill, meanwhile, continued his stellar all-around play while equaling a career 11:30 am // NBCSN high with seven assists. The duo accounted for 69.6 percent of Illinois’ scoring on the night. Indiana vs. Notre Dame Illinois’ defense forced a season-high 23 turnovers while committing just five of its own, leading to a com- 1 pm // ESPN2 manding 25-to-5 edge in points off turnovers. Four of Yale’s starters had four or more turnovers, as the Bulldogs committed a turnover on 31.9 percent of its possessions. That advantage proved to be critical, as Northwestern at DePaul 1 pm // FS1 it helped offset Yale outrebounding the Orange and Blue 48-to-25.

South Dakota at Illinois Dynamic Duo 2 pm // ESPN3 Junior Kendrick Nunn and freshman Michael Finke combined for 51 points in the win over Western Carolina, with Nunn scoring 27 and Finke tallying a career-best 24. It was the highest point total by a pair of Illini since Ohio State vs. Kentucky the 2011-12 season when Brandon Paul (43) and Meyers Leonard (14) combined for 57 in a 79-74 victory 2:30 pm // CBS over No. 5 Ohio State (1/10/12). Iowa vs. Drake 3:30 pm // ESPN3 Rated Rookie Forward Michael Finke’s career-high 24 points vs. Western Carolina marked the highest point total by an Purdue vs. Butler Illini freshman in eight seasons, since Demetri McCamey scored 26 in a 74-67 overtime victory vs. Purdue in 4 pm // BTN the 2008 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (3/14/08). Youngstown State at Michigan 2015-16 FIGHTING ILLINI STARTING LINE-UPS 5 pm // ESPN3 Game G G G G/F C Record* vs. North Florida Tate Jordan Williams Hill Thorne Jr. 0-1 Maryland vs. Princeton vs. North Dakota State Lewis Jordan Austin Hill Thorne Jr. 1-0 6 pm // BTN at Providence Lewis Austin Hill Black Thorne Jr. 0-1 vs. Chattanooga Lewis Coleman-Lands Austin Hill Thorne Jr. 0-1 Penn State at Drexel vs. Chicago State Lewis Coleman-Lands Austin Hill Thorne Jr. 1-1 6 pm vs. UAB Lewis Austin Hill Finke Thorne Jr. 1-0 vs. Iowa State Lewis Coleman-Lands Nunn Hill Thorne Jr. 0-1 Notre Dame Lewis Nunn Hill Black Morgan 0-1 Sunday, Dec. 20 Western Carolina Tate Austin Hill Finke Morgan 1-0 Monmouth at Rutgers Yale Tate Nunn Jordan Hill Finke 1-0 Noon // BTN Plus vs. UIC Tate Nunn Jordan Hill Finke 2-0 South Dakota Samford at Nebraska vs. Missouri 6 pm // BTN Michigan at Ohio State at Michigan State Purdue Nebraska at Indiana at Minnesota Ohio State Wisconsin at Rutgers Iowa at Northwestern Rutgers at Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota at Maryland at Penn State * - Running total of Illinois’ overall record when this line-up is starting

5 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball ILLINOIS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS Game 9 Recap: Illini 80, Western Carolina (Dec. 5) (ALL GAMES – THROUGH DEC. 17) Illinois’ defense did its job down the stretch, securing a 12-point win over Western Carolina at State Farm Center. Scoring Offense 7th 75.9 ppg A pair of Illini asserted themselves from the start, and carried the team throughout the afternoon. Kendrick Scoring Defense 14th 75.0 ppg Nunn and Michael Finke combined for Illinois’ first 11 points of the game, 24 of the first 26, and 33 of the Scoring Margin 13th +0.9 ppg first 37, finishing the half by accounting for a remarkable 84.6 percent of the UI’s scoring. Free Throw Percentage 10th .693 Field Goal Percentage 9th .453 The Illini led by double figures in the first half, but an 11-0 run by the Catamounts tied the game at 50 with Field Goal Percentage Defense 14th .461 12:30 remaining. The visitors made one more run, forcing another tie at 59-all with eight minutes left. Illinois 3-Pt FG Percentage 9th .365 responded with its strongest defense of the game, holding Western Carolina without a field goal over the next 3-Pt FG Percentage Defense 14th .392 6-plus minutes. The Illini offense, meanwhile, scored 10 unanswered during the closing stretch to pull away. Rebounding Offense 12th 33.2 rpg Illinois shot a season-high 52.8 percent from the field and dominated the glass, outrebounding the Cata- Rebounding Defense 9th 34.9 rpg mounts by 13 (34-21) for its largest margin of the season. The Illini defense, meanwhile, forced 19 turnovers Rebounding Margin 14th -1.7 rpg and converted those into 23 points. Blocked Shots 14th 1.9 bpg Assists 8th 14.5 apg Nunn led all scorers with 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Finke set a career high with 24 points on 9-of-13 Steals 7th 6.0 spg from the field and corralled a game-high six rebounds. The duo finished with 51 points, combining for 63.8 Turnover Margin 2nd +3.0 percent of Illinois’ point total. Assist/Turnover Ratio 6th 1.4 Offensive Rebounds 12th 9.5 rpg Tough Competition Defensive Rebounds 14th 23.6 rpg Illinois opened the season with three-straight contests against teams that participated in the 2015 NCAA Defensive Rebound Percentage 5th .730 Tournament (North Florida, North Dakota State, Providence) and had another stretch of three-consecutive Offensive Rebound Percentage 13th .267 games versus teams that were in last year’s Field of 68 (UAB, Iowa State, Notre Dame). 3-Point Field Goals 7th 7.6 avg. Illinois was the only team in the country to play six of its first eight games against reigning NCAA Tourna- ment teams.

ILLINI PLAYERS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS Game 7 Recap: Notre Dame 84, Illini 79 (Dec. 2) (ALL GAMES – THROUGH DEC. 17) Notre Dame spoiled Illinois’ debut at the newly renovated State Farm Center, defeating the Illini in Big Ten/ ACC Challenge action and snapping the Illini’s 36-game home court non-conference winning streak. Scoring This game was a tale of two halves. Illinois recorded its highest first-half point total of the season with 41 3. Malcolm Hill 17.1 ppg points. And despite having leading scorer Malcolm Hill on the bench with two fouls for the last six minutes, Rebounding the Illini closed the half on a 14-5 run to take a 41-33 lead into the locker room. N/A Field Goal Percentage A Maverick Morgan bucket on Illinois’ first possession of the second half put the Illini up 10. From that point, 11. Michael Finke .565 (39-69) however, the offense went cold, as Illinois missed 15 of its next 16 shots. During that dry spell, Notre Dame Assists outscored the Orange and Blue 25-6, turning a 10-point deficit into a 58-49 lead with less than 10 minutes 12. Malcolm Hill 3.9 apg remaining. Illinois’ defense was unable to slow down the Irish from there, with the visitors recording 51 Free Throw Percentage second-half points en route to the win. 10. Malcolm Hill .815 (53-65) Illinois had just three turnovers, equaling the school record for fewest turnovers at State Farm Center. That Steals helped the Illini own a 14-to-4 edge in points-off-turnovers. But Notre Dame shot 57.1 percent in the second 4. Malcolm Hill 1.5 spg half, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range, to end the Illini’ non-conference home winning streak that ranked 3-Point Field Goal Percentage third nationally entering the night. N/A 3-Point Field Goals Malcolm Hill led the Illini with 19 points, 10 of which came in the final 30 seconds. Jalen Coleman-Lands 14. Jalen Coleman-Lands 2.1 avg. knocked down four 3-pointers on his way to 14 points, while Kendrick Nunn and Michael Finke added 13 Blocked Shots apiece. Nunn tied his career high with seven rebounds, and Jaylon Tate had a season-high six assists. N/A ILLINI AT STATE FARM CENTER ILLINOIS AND THE CENTURY MARK Assist/Turnover Ratio 4. Alex Austin 4.7 Illinois’ Record at State Farm Center Illinois has scored 100 points or more 79 times in All-Time: 580-158 (.786) 9. Aaron Jordan 3.7 school history. Below is a breakdown of Illinois’ record 1963-69 49-13 (.790) Offensive Rebounds 1970-79 76-46 (.623) in games where it hits the 100 mark. N/A 1980-89 135-22 (.860) Defensive Rebounds 1990-99 114-35 (.765) All-Time Record: 75-4 N/A 2000-09 128-18 (.877) The Last Time: Nov. 21, 2014 Minutes 2010- 79-23 (.775) vs. Austin Peay (107-66) 4. Malcolm Hill 35.3 rpg Longest Winning Streak: 33 G (1/17/04-1/28/06) Most Points: 127, Dec. 22, 1988 vs. Louisiana State (127-100) Current Winning Streak: 2 G (12/5/15-) Both Teams: Missouri 108, Illinois 107 Current Big Ten Winning Streak: 2 G (2/28/15-) Dec. 22, 1993 At State Farm Center: 48-0 Current Non-Conference Winning Streak: 2 G The Last Time: Nov. 21, 2014 (12/5/15-) vs. Austin Peay (107-66) Current Regular Season Non-Conference Winning Streak: 2 G Most Points: 126, March 10, 1982 (12/5/15-) vs. Long Island (126-78) All-Time at Home: 62-0

6 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Home Sweet Home THE LAST TIME State Farm Center is undergoing a major renovation, which began following the conclusion of the 2014 basketball season, dubbed the Illinois Renaissance. The $169.5-million project covers three years and six AN ILLINOIS PLAYER HAD phases, and includes a renovated seating bowl; the addition of four levels of premium seating; improved 40+ points Brandon Paul (43) rest rooms and concessions; remodeled locker rooms, video room and team lounge; air conditioning and vs. Ohio State, 1/10/12 35-39 points Brandon Paul (35) many other amenities. at Gonzana, 12/8/12 The construction schedule is year-round, with the major elements occurring around each Fighting Illini 30-34 points D.J. Richardson (30) at Nebraska, 1/22/13 basketball season. The most labor intensive part of the renovation – phase four – began on March 5, im- 25-29 points Kendrick Nunn (28) mediately following the final home game last season, when much of the lower half of the seating bowl was vs. Yale, 12/9/15 torn out and rebuilt. 20-24 points Malcolm Hill (22) vs. UIC, 12/12/15 This current phase of the renovation schedule lasted through the end of November, resulting in the reloca- 2, 20+ pt. scorers Kendrick Nunn (28) & Malcolm Hill (20) tion of Illinois’ first five home games (one exhibition and four regular season) to the Springfield Prairie vs. Yale, 12/9/15 Capital Convention Center. 20+ rebounds Nick Weatherspoon (22) vs. DePauw, 12/2/72 The Fighting Illini held their first practice in the newly renovated State Farm Center Nov. 30. The arena of- 15-19 rebounds Jon Ekey (15) ficially opened on Dec. 2 when the Illini hosted Notre Dame in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. vs. Valparaiso, 11/13/13 10-14 rebounds Mike Thorne Jr. (11) There are two more phases to the renovation, with the project scheduled to be fully completed in the fall of vs. Chattanooga, 11/21/15 2016. 15+ assists Demetri McCamey (16) at Purdue, 2/20/10 Lou Henson Court 10-14 assists Demetri McCamey (11) The Dec. 2 home opener also marked the dedication of Lou Henson Court, permanently honoring Fighting Illini vs. Michigan State, 1/18/11 Basketball’s all-time winningest coach. 6+ 3-pointers Kendrick Nunn (6) vs. Yale, 12/9/15 Lou Henson was hired at Illinois on April 5, 1975. What followed was a legendary 21-year career in charge 7+ steals Kendall Gill (7) vs. Iowa, 3/4/90 of the Orange and Blue. He amassed a 423-224 record, highlighted by 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, 6 steals Luther Head vs. Iowa, 1/20/05 5+ blocks Nnanna Egwu (5) a total of 15 postseason bids, and eleven 20-win seasons. Illinois basketball was one of the nation’s most vs. Purdue, 1/21/15 dominant programs during Henson’s tenure, earning a top-5 seed in the NCAA Tournament seven straight Triple-Double Sergio McClain (10p, 11r, 11a) years from 1984 through 1990. vs. Michigan, 1/13/01

Henson’s Illini won the 1984 Big Ten Championship and advanced to the Elite Eight. His most successful sea- AN ILLINOIS TEAM HAD son came with the Flyin’ Illini, who won a then-school record 31 games and advanced to the 1989 NCAA Final 100+ points 107 vs. Austin Peay, 11/21/14 Four. Henson ranks fifth all-time among Big Ten coaches in both total wins (423) and conference wins (214). under 50 points 49 at Wisconsin, 2/15/15 50+ rebounds 50 vs. Coppin State, 11/16/14 In all, Henson won 779 games; ranking 16th on the all-time NCAA wins list, and 11th all-time among coaches 20+ off. reb. 25 at Wisconsin, 1/8/14 with at least 10 years spent in Division I. He is one of only four coaches in NCAA history to record 200-plus overtime W, (64-52) vs. Michigan, 2/12/15 wins at two DI schools, totaling 423 at Illinois and 289 at New Mexico State. He also stands as one of just 14 coaches to lead two different teams to the Final Four. AN OPPONENT PLAYER HAD 40+ points Glenn Robinson (49) Henson was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City on Nov. 20. Purdue, 3/13/94 35-39 points Daniel Horton (39) The Traveling Illini Michigan, 2/21/06 Illinois started the season under unique circumstances for a high-major conference team, playing every 30-34 points Shavon Shields (33) Nebraska, 2/12/14 November game away from home. By the end of college basketball’s opening month, the Illini had traveled 25-29 points Dallas Moore (26) & Beau Beech (25) 3,926 miles and spent 13 nights in hotels. North Florida, 11/13/15 20-24 points Dikembe Dixson (20) Game 7 Recap: #4 Iowa State 84, Illini 73 (Nov. 28) UIC, 12/12/15 The Illini went toe-to-toe with a top-5 opponent for 33 minutes, but No. 4 Iowa State pulled away over the last 2, 20+ pt. scorers Demetrius Jackson (21) & Steve Vasturia (21) seven minutes to claim the title at the Emerald Coast Classic. Notre Dame, 12/2/15 20+ rebounds Joe Franklin (23) The game was tightly contested, featuring 13 ties and eight lead changes. The Illini had their highest first- Wisconsin, 12/19/66 output of the season, scoring 39 points, to trail by one at the break. The lead continued to change hands early 15-19 rebounds Rico Gathers (15) in the second half, with Jaylon Tate scoring a layup to put the Illini ahead for the last time, 58-57. The Illini Baylor, 11/28/14 trailed by just three with seven minutes remaining, but the Cyclones rattled off 10 unanswered points over 10-14 rebounds Dikembe Dixson (10) UIC, 12/12/15 the next three minutes to put the game out of reach. 15+ assists never, Quinn Buckner (14) Malcolm Hill led the Illini with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including a career-high tying four 3-pointers. Indiana, 2/18/74 10-14 assists Dallas Moore (10) Kendrick Nunn continued his strong play, adding 19 points on 7-of-15 from the field and four treys. Mike Thorne North Florida, 11/13/15 Jr. also finished in double figures with 10 points to go along with seven rebounds – all coming in the first half 7+ steals Jamon Gordon (7) before he left the game with a knee injury. Leron Black stepped up for the Illini frontcourt with eight points and Virginia Tech, 3/16/07 a season-high eight boards. 5+ blocks Matt Costello (6) Michigan State, 1/18/14 Following the game, Hill and Nunn were both named to the Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team. AN OPPONENT TEAM HAD Game 6 Notes: Illini 72, UAB 58 (Nov. 27) 100+ points 108, Missouri, 12/22/93 1. The return of three experienced players helped Illinois tighten its defense. The Illini held UAB to 58 points – under 50 points 45, Kennesaw State, 12/27/14 the lowest scoring total by a UI opponent this season – on less than 38.8 percent shooting. under 40 points 38, Penn State, 2/18/09 50+ rebounds 58, Missouri, 12/22/12 2. The Illini defense entered the game allowing 41.3 percent shooting from 3-point range, but permitted just 20+ off. reb. 22, Missouri, 12/22/12 21.7 percent from three against the Blazers (5-23). 7 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball 3. The UI defense also grabbed a season-high 10 steals. 4. Illinois had its first lead at the half on the young season (28-23), holding an opponent below 32 points in the first half for the first time. 5. After leading for a total of 20:12 through its first five games, the Illini held the lead for 33:02 vs. UAB. 6. UAB entered the game ranking among the nation’s best in 2-point distribution, but the Illini outscored the Blazers 44-to-28 on 2-pointers. 7. Having a full roster back allowed the Illini to continue to excel in bench production. Illinois got a season’s best 48 points from its bench, outscoring the opponent in that category for the fifth time in six games. 8. Kendrick Nunn scored a game-high 18 points in his season debut after missing the first five games due to injury. He also collected five rebounds, two assists and two steals. 9. Nunn checked in at the 16:54 mark of the first half and went on to play 31 minutes. After hitting just one of his first six shots, he finished on a tear, making six of his last nine attempts. 10. Nunn became the fifth different player to lead the Illini in scoring through six games. 11. The Illini had four total players in double figures, as Malcolm Hill, Maverick Morgan and Leron Black added 12 points apiece. 12. Malcolm Hill stuffed the stat sheet once again. In addition to his 12 points, he had a game-high six assists, career-high four steals, and added four rebounds. 13. Leron Black returned to action after missing the previous game and looked to regain the form he had over the summer when he was the team’s top performer during its European trip. Black made 6-of-9 shots en route to a season-high 12 points and also grabbed six boards. 14. Maverick Morgan entered the game shooting 60 percent from the field and had his most efficient performance to date, scoring a career-high 12 points on perfect 6-of-6 accuracy. 15. Mike Thorne Jr. was the Illini’s leading rebounder for the fifth time in six games, grabbing a game-high eight boards to go along with his eight points.

Playing in the Capital Illinois relocated an exhibition game and its first four regular season home games to the Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center while the current phase of State Farm Center renovations wrapped up on campus. Illinois covered its games at the state capital in three total trips. First up was a one-night stay for an exhibition game on Nov. 8. The Illini returned on Nov. 12 and stayed through Nov. 15 while taking on North Florida and North Dakota State during the opening weekend of play. Illinois made its final trek to Springfield on Nov. 20 prior to the Chattanooga game, and departed Nov. 23 following the Chicago State game.

Game 5 Recap: Illini 82, Chicago State 79 (Nov. 23) Illinois went out on a high note at the Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center, fighting back from a 14-point deficit to defeat Chicago State on a 3-pointer at the buzzer by freshman Jalen Coleman-Lands. The trend of hot 3-point shooting by the opposition continued for the fourth straight game at the PCCC, as five of the Cougars’ drained 11 treys on the night. Chicago State went on two first half runs, first scoring eight straight to take a six-point lead, and later adding a 13-3 spurt to extend its lead to 14. The Illini closed with six straight in less than a minute to cut the deficit to eight at the half. Chicago State built its lead back to 14 with 11 minutes remaining. That’s when the Illini went on their pivotal run, reeling off 14 unanswered over a three-and-a-half minute stretch to tie the game at 66 with 7:40 to go. Neither team led by more than four the rest of the way, and with the Illini trailing by two with 40 seconds left, Malcolm Hill grabbed a steal following a CSU defensive rebound and dished to Khalid Lewis, who hit a jumper to tie it at 79. The UI defense then got the job done, forcing a shot-clock violation on the Cougars’ final possession. Illinois had the ball with 4.6 seconds remaining and went to Hill, who drove up court and when double-teamed, found Jalen Coleman Lands wide open in the corner. Coleman-Lands launched a 3-pointer that left his hand with 0.1 on the clock, carried through the air as the horn sounded, and then splashed through the net for the game winner.

Michael Finke was one of four Illini to score in double figures, leading the way with 17 points. Hill, Coleman-Lands and Mike Thorne Jr. each finished with 12. Illinois grabbed 14 offensive rebounds and converted those into 12 points, holding a 12-2 edge over Chicago State in second-chance points. The Illini also made 29 free throws and equaled a season high with nine 3-pointers.

Buzzer Beaters Becoming the Norm Under Groce Jalen Coleman Lands’ 3-pointer to down Chicago State marked the fifth buzzer beater of Coach John Groce’s Illini tenure, joining the following clock-expiring game winners: Rayvonte Rice 3-pointer vs. Missouri Dec. 20, 2014 Brandon Paul jumper vs. Minnesota March 14, 2013 Tyler Griffey layup vs. No. 1 Indiana Feb. 7, 2013 D.J. Richardson 3-pointer at Hawaii Nov. 16, 2012 Illinois went the previous 12 seasons prior to Groce’s arrival with just one buzzer beater, a runner by Demetri McCamey to defeat Indiana on Jan. 30, 2010. In addition to the five buzzer beaters, the Illini also have made three additional game winners under Groce with less than five seconds remaining: Malcolm Hill layup vs. Penn State Jan. 31, 2015 Jon Ekey 3-pointer at Iowa March 8, 2014 Tyler Griffey 3-pointer vs. Gardner-Webb Nov. 25, 2012

8 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Coming Back Under Groce Illinois fought back from a 14-point deficit with 11 minutes remaining to defeat Chicago State. It marked the second time this season, and 11th time under Coach John Groce, that the Illini won a game despite trailing by double figures. The Illini also overcame an early second half deficit of 14 points in the victory over North Dakota State on Nov. 15.

Tested Early and Often Illinois is the only program in the nation that opened the season with three straight games against teams that participated in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. North Florida (Atlantic Sun) and North Dakota State (Summit) earned automatic bids while Providence (Big East) was an at-large selection. Chattanooga, meanwhile, is the preseason pick to win the Southern Conference.

Game 4 Recap: Chattanooga 81, Illini 77 (Nov. 21) The Illini bounced back from a slow start, but a late 3-point shooting spree led Chattanooga to a comeback victory at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. The Mocs scored 11 of the game’s first 13 points, putting Illinois in the position of fighting back from an early deficit for the third straight time in Springfield. Chattanooga’s lead grew to as many as 15 points, but the Illini cut it to seven over the final 10 minutes of the half to trail by seven at the break. Facing a 10-point deficit early in the second half, Illinois made its move with an impressive 29-10 run to grab its biggest lead of the night at 69-60. The Illini scored on 14 of 20 possessions during the spurt, with Malcolm Hill accounting for 10 points over that stretch and Mike Thorne Jr. adding eight. Unfortunately for the Orange and Blue, Chattanooga made the game’s final run, outscoring the Illini 21-8 over the final 6:09. The Mocs hit five straight 3-pointers during their comeback. Trailing by five with less than a minute left, Michael Finke drained a 3-pointer to bring the Illini within two. Following a UTC turnover, Finke missed a 3-point attempt with 12 seconds remaining that would have given the Illini the lead. The Mocs then made two free throws to close out the game. Illinois made 51.7 percent from the field (30-58), marking the first time under Coach John Groce and since Feb. 9, 2012 that the Illini lost when shooting at least 50 percent. Malcolm Hill scored a season-high 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting to lead the Illini, adding three assists and a career-high three steals. Mike Thorne notched his second double-double in four games, tallying 18 points on 7-of-12 accuracy and 11 boards.

Game 3 Recap: Providence 60, Illini 59 (Nov. 18) One of the founding principles for the Gavitt Tipoff Games is to provide high-level contests during college basketball’s opening week of play. That’s what transpired in Providence with the Illini-Friars match-up going down to the final buzzer. The defensive intensity was there on both sides throughout the game. The Illini held All-America candidate Kris Dunn without a field goal for the first 31 minutes. Provi- dence, meanwhile, unveiled a zone defense designed to neutralize center Mike Thorne Jr. So other players stepped up and contributed in a game that featured eight ties and 11 lead changes. After a first half where neither team led by more than four, the Friars opened up a 7-point advantage shortly after the break. Illinois fought back and eventually took its biggest lead of the night, 57-54, with six minutes remaining. The two teams combined for just one field goal over the final six minutes, with Providence pulling ahead by one. The Illini had three chances on the game’s final posses- sion, but Malcolm Hill could not get a contested left-landed layup to go, Michael Finke’s putback dunk attempt missed off the back of the rim, and Hill’s deep 3 at the buzzer fell just short. Jalen Coleman-Lands led the Illini with 17 points, knocking down 5-of-7 from three. Hill had his second double-double on the season, finishing with 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. Finke had a breakout performance, scoring 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting and grabbing seven boards.

Game 2 Recap: Illini 80, North Dakota State 74 (Nov. 15) Behind strong play at both ends of the court in the second half, the Illini roared back from a double-digit deficit to defeat North Dakota State at the Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center. Illinois fell behind 21-9 at the outset and trailed by 11 points at halftime. The Bison then opened their biggest lead of the game at 14 points after opening the second half with their eighth 3-point bucket of the day. The Illini began to chip away, pulling to within five, but NDSU pushed their lead back to 10 points with under 10 minutes remaining. That’s when the Illini caught fire, outscoring the Bison 20-to-5 over the next five minutes to grab a 64-59 lead with 4:52 left. NDSU made it a one-possession game just once more as the Illini closed out the 6-point win. The Orange and Blue outscored the Bison 52-to-35 in the second half. The Illini shot better than 55 percent after the break, while holding NDSU to less than 37 percent accuracy. Leading the way once again was Mike Thorne Jr., who netted 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, to go along with a game-high eight rebounds. Freshman Jalen Coleman-Lands caught fire with 12 of his 15 points coming in the second half, while Malcolm Hill overcame a slow start to finish with 13 points and game-high five assists. Maverick Morgan did a great job in the post as well when subbing in for Thorne. He tied his career high with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and snagged five boards in just 16 minutes.

Frontcourt Production Illinois’ four traditional frontcourt players (4s Leron Black and Michael Finke and 5s Mike Thorne Jr. and Maverick Morgan) combined for 40 points and 18 rebounds and made 17-of-23 from 2-point range (73.9 percent) in the win over North Dakota State.

Game 1 Recap: North Florida 93, Illini 81 (Nov. 13) Record-setting shooting by North Florida handed Illinois its first loss in a season opener since 1998. The Ospreys drained 17 three-pointers – equaling the most ever by an Illini opponent – and shot 52 percent from the field en route to the win over the Illini at the Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center.

9 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Already playing without Kendrick Nunn and Leron Black, the Illini were dealt another blow when starting point guard Jaylon Tate suffered an open dislocation in his right pinky finger late in the first half. That shortened the UI rotation to nine players – seven of whom were playing their first game in an Illini uniform. North Florida jumped out to a quick 11-4 lead and continued to knock down shots, forcing the Illini to play from behind throughout the night. Illinois made its biggest charge in the latter part of the second half, going on a 12-3 run to pull within nine points at 76-67 with 6:26 remaining. But the Ospreys answered with another 3-pointer, pushing the lead back to double digits, where it remained until the final buzzer. Mike Thorne Jr. and Malcolm Hill both recorded double-doubles for the Illini. Thorne tallied 25 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds, six of them coming on the offensive end. Hill, meanwhile, tallied 20 points and 10 boards while also dishing out five assists. Freshman Aaron Jordan also reached double figures in his collegiate debut, scoring 14 points and knocking down three triples. The Illini grabbed 12 offensive rebounds as a team, resulting in a 16-to-4 edge in second-chance points. But the damage was done from behind the arc, as the Ospreys drained 12 more threes than the Orange and Blue.

Notes from the Opener • Of the 10 players who took the court against North Florida, seven made their Illini debut. • Aaron Jordan and D.J. Williams started their first collegiate game, marking the first time the Illini had a pair of true freshmen in the starting lineup for a season opener since Tracy Abrams and Nnanna Egwu on Nov. 11, 2011. • Mike Thorne Jr.’s 25 points marked the highest point total by an Illini in a season opener since Deon Thomas also scored 25 in a win over Dayton to open the 1992-93 season. • Thorne’s 14 rebounds was the highest total by an Illini in a season opener since Shaun Pruitt grabbed 17 boards in a victory over Northeastern to start the 2007-08 season. • Thorne’s 14 boards were the most by an Illini in any game since Jon Ekey had 15 rebounds vs. Valparaiso on Nov. 13, 2013. • Thorne (25 pts) and Malcolm Hill (20) became the first Illini duo to reach 20 points in the same game since Feb. 7, 2013, when D.J. Richardson (23) and Brandon Paul (21) combined for 44 points in the win over No. 1 Indiana. • Hill recorded his first double-double, adding 10 rebounds to the fifth 20-point game of his career. • Illinois suffered its first loss in the month of November under coach John Groce, falling to 21-1 in college basketball’s opening month. The defeat also snapped the Illini’s 32-game winning streak overall in November games, which was the nation’s longest streak entering the season. • Illinois also dropped its first game under Groce when scoring at least 80 points, moving to 17-1 in the Groce era when scoring 80+ points.

Illini Captains Following a vote of the players and coaches, senior Tracy Abrams and juniors Malcolm Hill, Kendrick Nunn and Jaylon Tate will serve as Fighting Illini team captains for the 2015-16 season.

Illini Sign Lucas The Fighting Illini signed Te’Jon Lucas (TEE-zhahn) to a national letter of intent during the fall signing period. Lucas is a 6-0, 160-pound point guard from Milwaukee. He saw his recruiting stock soar during the summer following stellar performances at the NBPA Top 100 Camp and on the AAU circuit with the Milwaukee Spartans, coached by his mentor Anthony McHenry. Lucas is rated a four-star prospect by Scout, and three stars by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN. Lucas averaged 14.3 points and 5.2 assists as a junior at Washington High School, under the direction of coach Freddie Riley. He earned second-team all-conference honors while leading Washington to a runner-up finish in the City Conference.

Nunn Wears 25 to Honor Ben Wilson The Illinois program has benefited from a recruiting pipeline to Simeon High School that began in the 1980s. This year’s UI roster features three players from the Chicago basketball powerhouse in guards Kendrick Nunn, Jaylon Tate and D.J. Williams. Nunn is carrying on the tradition of former Simeon stars wearing the number 25 jersey at Illinois in memory of Ben Wilson, a prep basketball phenom who was shot and killed in 1984 before the start of his senior season. Nick Anderson was the first Fighting Illini player from Simeon to wear Wilson’s 25 and the tradition continued with Deon Thomas, Bryant Notree and Calvin Brock prior to Nunn.

#EuroTrip15 The Fighting Illini got an early start on the 2015-16 season by participating in an international trip to Europe. Prior to the trip, the Illini were able to practice as a team for 10 days per NCAA rules. The Aug. 9-19 trip featured three days in Ghent, Belgium, two in Deauville, France and four in Paris. The Illini played four games in Europe while also enjoying a number of sightseeing tours. The Illini went 3-1 on the trip, recording victories over Belgian team Waregem and French squads Bretigny Select and AMW Select while falling to the Dutch National Team.

2015-16 PRESEASON NOTES Setting the Stage Illinois welcomes back nearly 53 percent of its points, 49 percent of its rebounds and 52 percent of its minutes from the 2014-15 campaign. The Illini must replace leading scorer and rebounder Rayvonte Rice on the wing and defensive stalwart Nnanna Egwu in the post. But there are plenty of opportunities to emerge for a team that returns two of its top three scorers, four players with starting experience and seven letterwinners while welcoming a top-20 ranked recruiting class and total of seven new players to the mix in 2015-16.

Abrams Out for Second Straight Year with Torn Achilles Point guard Tracy Abrams spent 10 months recovering from a torn ACL in his right knee that forced him to miss the 2014-15 season. Shortly after returning to full contact and 5-on-5 participation, Abrams suffered a second consecutive season-ending injury, tearing his left Achilles tendon during a July practice. So Illinois will once again be without its most experienced player on the roster, as Abrams had been a mainstay in the starting lineup since midway through his freshman campaign. He ranked second on the team in scoring in 2013-14, averaging 10.7 points, and led the Illini in assists (3.2 apg). Abrams plans to apply for a medical hardship waiver for a sixth season of eligibility in 2016-17. 10 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Graduate Transfers Add Experience For the third time in four seasons under Groce, the Illini will benefit from the addition of graduate transfers. Mike Thorne Jr. is eligible immediately after graduating from Charlotte in May. The 6-11, 270-pound center will bolster the UI frontcourt with his back-to-the-basket game. Thorne averaged 10.1 points on 53.4 percent shooting last season for the 49ers while ranking fifth in C-USA in rebounding with an average of 7.3 boards. Following the injury to Abrams, the Illini staff hit the recruiting trail in August to strengthen the point guard position. They found that player in Khalid Lewis, who is eligible immediately after graduating from La Salle in May. Lewis was unable to travel with the Illini to Europe due to the late signing, but arrived in time for the start of fall semester classes. He averaged 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals last season at La Salle, ranking second on the Explorers in both assists and steals.

Hill and Nunn Ready to Take Next Step With key scorers missing from the lineup last season, then-sophomores Malcolm Hill and Kendrick Nunn became go-to players in the Illini offensive attack. Illinois will look for even more production from this duo as the team’s leading returning scorers enter their junior campaign. Hill was an honorable mention All-Big Ten pick last season after averaging 14.4 points and 4.8 rebounds. He scored in double figures in 29 of 33 games, including 16 times in conference play. Arguably the most improved player in the league last season, Hill had a number of highlight performances including a career-high 28 points in the victory over No. 11 Maryland, 27 points and the game-winning layup vs. Penn State, 22 points at Alabama in the NIT and 20 points vs. No. 7 Villanova at Madison Square Garden. Nunn ranked third on the Illini in scoring, averaging 11.1 points, and led the team with 54 three-pointers. He netted double figures 18 times and was the UI’s leading scorer six times during conference play. Nunn topped 20 points on four occasions, led by a career-high 25 points in a victory at Northwestern followed by 24 points behind a career-best six 3-pointers vs. Indiana.

Also Returning for the Orange and Blue Rounding out the returning letterwinners for the Illini are Jaylon Tate, Maverick Morgan, Leron Black, Mike LaTulip and Cameron Liss. Tate shared point guard duties last season and led the Illini in assists, ranking 13th in the league with an average of 3.0 apg. He had 11 games with four or more assists, including a five-game stretch during Big Ten play where he averaged 6.2 apg. Tate has also been nearly automatic at the free throw line, knocking down 84.3 percent on the season and leading the league during conference play with 92.3 percent accuracy. Morgan has played back-up minutes at center over the first two seasons and could take on an expanded role following the graduation of Nnanna Egwu. Morgan averaged 2.5 points in 31 games last season and gives the Illini a good screener and physical presence in the post. Black showed flashes during his freshman season while adjusting to the college game. He broke into the starting lineup midway through conference play and ended up averaging 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds on the year. Black became the first Illini player since 1986 to record a double-double in his first career start, tallying 15 points and career-high 13 rebounds in the win over Purdue. He was the team’s top performer during the European trip in August but missed preseason practice after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. LaTulip is in his final season with the Illini. A preferred walk-on who earned a scholarship for the 2015 spring semester, LaTulip is one of the team’s most respected players because of his work ethic and competitiveness. He has elected to redshirt this season in order to retain a final year of eligibility as a graduate transfer. Liss, meanwhile, returns for his second season as a walk-on, providing depth in practice for the UI frontcourt.

Back in Action Michael Finke and Alex Austin will both challenge for minutes in the Illini rotation after sitting out last season. Finke elected to redshirt, focusing on gaining weight and adding strength while becoming acclimated to the college game. He previously averaged 19.6 points and 9.3 rebounds as a senior at Centennial High School in Champaign. Finke is a stretch post player who can knock down threes and has good passing skills. Austin is now eligible after sitting out as a transfer. The junior averaged 8.2 points during his two-year career at Eastern Illinois and has earned a reputation in practice as one of Illinois’ top perimeter defenders.

New Additions Joining the program this year are freshmen Jalen Coleman-Lands, Aaron Jordan and D.J. Williams. Coleman-Lands is a top-50 recruit who averaged 23 points, four rebounds and three assists as a senior at La Lumiere Prep, earning a spot in the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic. A prolific scorer and tough defender, Coleman-Lands missed three months over the summer with a lower leg stress fracture. Following a thorough rehab process, he has returned to the lineup. Jordan averaged 18.6 points and 4.1 rebounds as a senior at Plainfield East High School, finishing fifth in voting for Illinois Mr. Basketball. The first-team All-State selec- tion is a tremendous shooter who finished his career as East’s all-time leading scorer with 1,483 points and record holder with 162 career 3-pointers. Williams is a top-100 recruit from Chicago who is the latest Simeon High School star to attend Illinois. He averaged 14 points, four rebounds and five assists as a senior. Williams is a versatile athlete who has the ability to play multiple positions. He saw action both on the wing and at point during the team’s preseason European trip.

Illini Items from 2014-15 • Illinois went 9-9 in Big Ten play, its most conference wins and first .500 league record since 2011. • The Illini recorded two RPI top-10 wins, tied for the second-most nationally during the regular season. • Illinois received a No. 3 seed in the NIT, the team’s 14th postseason appearance in the last 16 seasons, 20th in 23 years, and 31st in 36 years dating back to the 1980 NIT. • Illinois led the nation in free throw percentage, connecting on 79.4 percent from the line (471-593), the highest mark in school history and shattering the previous record by five percentage points. • The Illini also set a school record for lowest turnover average, turning the ball over just 9.9 times per game. Illinois’ turnover average ranked second in the Big Ten and 12th in the NCAA. • Illinois ranked second in the Big Ten in scoring defense during conference play, allowing just 63.2 ppg. • Malcolm Hill and Rayvonte Rice earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors. • Malcolm Hill improved his scoring average by 10 points (4.4 ppg to 14.4 ppg), the biggest improvement by any Big Ten player and third-largest increase by a sophomore among the six major conferences. • Nnanna Egwu broke the Illinois career shot-blocking record, finishing his career with 201 blocks. Egwu earned a spot on the Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team and Big Ten All-Defensive Team. 11 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball GROCE PRESS CONFERENCE / FIGHTING ILLINI SPORTS NETWORK ILLINOIS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULE (43 stations) GENERAL INFORMATION Aledo, WRMJ-FM 102.3 Location: Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Press Conferences will be held on the 8th floor of the Alton, WBGZ-AM 1570 Founded: 1867 Illinois Football Press Box. Enter through Gate 10 on Alton, WBGZ-FM 94.3 Enrollment: 44,942 Nickname: Fighting Illini the west side of Memorial Stadium and take the north Bloomington, WRPW-FM 92.9 Colors: Orange and Blue service elevator. Courtesy parking is available in the Canton, WBYS-AM 1560 Champaign, WDWS-AM 1400 Arena: State Farm Center northwest lot of State Farm Center. Metered parking is Opened: 1963 Champaign, WHMS-FM 97.5 available in the ARC lot. Following the press confer- Capacity: 16,618 Chicago, WSCR-AM 670 ences, lunch will be served to the media. All press Conference: Big Ten Danville, WDAN-AM 1490 President: Timothy L. Killeen conferences will be streamed on FIGHTINGILLINI.com. Danville, WDNL-FM, 102.1 Chancellor: Barbara J. Wilson (interim) All press conferences also will be accessible via tele- Davenport, IA, WFXN-AM 1230 Director of Athletics: Paul Kowalczyk (interim) conference. Contact the UI Athletics Communication Decatur, WSOY-AM 1340 Athletics Department Phone: 217-333-3631 Office for teleconference number information. DuQuoin, WDQN-AM 1580 Ticket Office Phone: 217-333-3470 or 1-866-ILLINI-1 Dwight, WJEZ-FM 98.9 Effingham-Mattoon, WHQQ-FM 98.9 HISTORY Seasons of Basketball: 111th Thursday, Oct. 8 // 1:45 p.m. – Media Day Fairfield, WFIW-AM 1390 First Year of Basketball: 1906 (at Bielfeldt/Ubben) Galesburg, WGIL-AM 1400 Galesburg, WGIL-FM 93.7 All-Time Record: 1,735-944 (.648) Thursday, Oct. 15 // 8 a.m.-Noon – Big Ten Media Day All-Time Big Ten Record: 910-677 (.573) Jacksonville, WJIL-AM 1550 (at Marriott O’Hare) Big Ten Championships / Last: 17 / 2005 Jacksonville, WJIL-FM 102.9 Sunday, Oct. 25 // 3:30 p.m. – Media Availability NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last: 30 / 2013 Jerseyville, WJBM-AM 1480 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 40-31 (.563) (at Ubben) Kewanee, WKEI-AM 1450 NCAA Final Four Appearances / Last: 5 / 2005 Friday, Nov. 6 // 2 p.m. – Media Availability Litchfield, WSMI-FM 106.1 (at Ubben) Macomb-Rushville, WKXQ-FM 92.5 COACHING STAFF Wednesday, Nov. 11 // 1 p.m. – Press Conference Mt. Carmel, WSJD-FM 100.5 Head Coach: John Groce, 4th year Tuesday, Nov. 17 // 2 p.m. – Teleconference Murphysboro, WINI-AM 1440 Alma Mater, Year: Taylor University ’94 Friday, Nov. 20 // Noon – Teleconference Olney, WSEI-∆13FM 92.9 Record at Illinois / Years: 68-47 (.591) / 4th Career Record / Years: 153-103 (.598) / 8th Wednesday, Nov. 25 // 11:15 a.m. – Teleconference Paxton, WPXN-FM 104.9 Basketball Office Phone: 217-333-3400 Tuesday, Dec. 1 // Noon – Press Conference Peoria, WZPN-FM 96.5 Pittsfield, WBBA-FM 97.5 Assistant Coaches: Dustin Ford, 4th year; Friday, Dec. 4 // Noon – Teleconference Paris Parham, 4th year; Jamall Walker, 4th year Quincy, WTAD-AM 930 Tuesday, Dec. 8 // Noon – Press Conference Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Darren Hertz Robinson, WTYE-FM 101.7 Friday, Dec. 11 // 1:45 p.m. – Teleconference Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Morris Rockford, WROK-AM 1440 Graduate Managers: Walter Offutt, James Haring Friday, Dec. 18 // 2 p.m. – Press Conference Salem, WJBD-AM 1350 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Salem, WJBD-FM 100.1 Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt Tuesday, Dec. 22 // TBD – Teleconference Sparta, WHCO-AM 1230 Coordinator of Special Projects: Rod Cardinal Tuesday, Dec. 29 // Noon – Press Conference Springfield, WFMB-AM 1450 Administrative Secretary: Julie Pioletti Saturday, Jan. 2 // TBD – Teleconference Springfield, WFMB-FM 107.1 2014-15 TEAM INFORMATION Wednesday, Jan. 6 // TBD – Teleconference Springfield, WCVS-FM 96.7 Overall Record: 19-14 Saturday, Jan. 9 // TBD – Teleconference St. Louis, WQQX-AM 1490 Big Ten Record / Finish: 9-9 / T-7th Friday, Jan. 15 // Noon – Press Conference Watseka, WGFA-FM 94.1 Postseason: NIT 1st Round Monday, Jan. 18 // TBD – Teleconference Final Ranking: AP - NR / Coaches - NR Friday, Jan. 22 // TBD – Teleconference JOHN GROCE RADIO SHOW Starters Returning / Lost: 3 / 2 Wednesday, Jan. 27 // Noon – Press Conference Program airs Mondays from 7-8 p.m. on the Fighting Lettermen Returning / Lost: 7 / 6 Saturday, Jan. 30 // TBD – Teleconference Illini Sports Network and locally on WDWS-AM 1400, Newcomers: 5 Tuesday, Feb. 2 // TBD – Press Conference the flagship station for the network. The host is Brian Saturday, Feb. 6 // TBD – Teleconference Barnhart and the show will be held at Buffalo Wild ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Friday, Feb. 12 // TBD – Teleconference Wings in Savoy. Men’s Basketball Contact: Derrick Burson Monday, Feb. 15 // Noon – Press Conference Cell Phone: 217-766-7315 Saturday, Feb. 20 // TBD – Teleconference John Groce Radio Show Dates Email: [email protected] Wednesday, Feb. 24 // 11:15 a.m. – Press Conference Dec. 7 Feb. 1 Men’s Basketball Assistant Contact: Derek Neal Dec. 14 Feb. 8 Cell Phone: 309-241-0804 Saturday, Feb. 27 // TBD – Teleconference Dec. 21 Feb. 15 Email: [email protected] Saturday, March 5 // TBD – Teleconference Dec. 28 Feb. 22 Associate AD, Media Relations: Kent Brown Tuesday, March 8 // Noon – Press Conference Jan. 4 Feb. 29 Cell Phone: 217-493-9795 Sunday, March 13 // 5 pm (Tentative) – Postseason Jan. 11 March 7 Email: [email protected] Press Conference Jan. 25 Office Phone: 217-333-1391 State Farm Center Press Row Phone: 217-333-1227 Mailing Address: Bielfeldt Athletics Admin. Bldg. 1700 South Fourth Street Champaign, IL 61820 Website: www.fightingillini.com

12 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball HEAD COACH JOHN GROCE 4th Year at Illinois // 8th Year Overall // 23rd Year as a College Coach

John Groce is in his fourth season in charge of the Fighting Illini program in The Fighting Illini earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated 2015-16. He has led the Illini to an average of more than 20 wins per season No. 10 Colorado in the Round of 64 as Groce improved his record in the open- and postseason appearances in his first three years in Champaign, owning a ing round of the Tournament to 9-0 during his coaching career, and 3-0 as a combined record of 62-42. head coach.

During the 2014-15 season, Groce directed Illinois to 19 wins and its first .500 In addition to the success on the court, Groce also made an immediate impact campaign in Big Ten play in four years. The Illini battled through injuries to key on the recruiting trail, signing a top-25 ranked class in less than eight months players and other adversity to challenge for an NCAA Tournament bid before on the job in Champaign. earning a No. 3 seed in the NIT. Off the court, meanwhile, the coaching staff continued to strengthen the Fighting Illini roster for the future by signing a Groce was named the 17th Fighting Illini men’s basketball coach on March 29, top-20 recruiting class, the UI’s second nationally ranked class in three years 2012. He arrived at Illinois after four seasons as head coach at Ohio University, under Groce. where he led the Bobcats to an 85-56 overall record as well as Mid-American Conference Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2010 and THE GROCE FILE Illinois extended the nation’s longest November winning streak with another per- 2012. fect opening month, topped by a victory over Baylor in the Las Vegas Invitational HOMETOWN title game that moved the Illini into the Top 25 rankings. Another non-conference Ohio was the story of the 2012 Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 as a highlight was the first buzzer beater in the history of the Braggin’ Rights se- No. 13 seed with victories over No. 4 seed Michigan followed by No. 12 seed Danville, Ind. ries, as Rayvonte Rice drained a 3-pointer with time expiring to give the Illini a South Florida. The Bobcats finished just short of the Elite Eight, falling to top- second-straight victory over Missouri. seed North Carolina in overtime in the regional semifinal. It marked just the FAMILY second time in Ohio’s school history and first since 1964 that the Bobcats won Included in the UI’s nine conference wins were three victories over teams that multiple games in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio finished the 2012 season with a Wife, Allison; finished in the top four of the Big Ten standings, as the Illini took down 11th- school-record 29 wins and was known for its pressure defense, ranking second Sons, Conner and Camden, ranked Maryland and Purdue at home and defeated eventual Final Four partici- nationally in turnover percentage and third in steals percentage. pant Michigan State on the road. Daughter, Cate Ohio also made noise in the 2010 postseason. Playing in the school’s first NCAA Illinois’ two RPI top-10 wins tied for second nationally during the regular season. Tournament game in five seasons, the Bobcats received a No. 14 seed and EDUCATION Groce’s third Fighting Illini squad also set a pair of statistical milestones, lead- defeated No. 3 seed Georgetown. With the 2010 and 2012 NCAA performances, ing the nation in free throw percentage with school-record accuracy of 79.4 per- Ohio became just the sixth school ever to win Tournament games as both a 13 Taylor University, cent, and setting another program record for fewest turnovers per game at 9.9. and 14 seed. B.S., Mathematics, 1994 Groce guided one of the youngest and most inexperienced teams in the nation The 44-year-old Groce has a total of 22 years in the coaching profession and during the 2013-14 season to 20 wins and a No. 2 seed in the NIT, as the Illini has been part of teams that have made 19 postseason appearances. His record COACHING EXPERIENCE narrowly missed a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Entering the year with nine in 15 years as an assistant was an impressive 349-156, giving him a combined 1994-96 newcomers and returning just three rotation players, Groce emphasized defense record of 496-254. to his young squad and it delivered, finishing the season ranked 11th nationally Assistant Coach in defensive efficiency. Groce earned his first head-coaching job at Ohio following four seasons on Taylor University Thad Matta’s staff at Ohio State from 2005-08, the first two as assistant coach Illinois won 13 of its first 15 games, highlighted by thrilling wins at UNLV, in the and last two as associate head coach. During Groce’s time in Columbus the Braggin’ Rights game over No. 23 Missouri and against Indiana in overtime on Buckeyes amassed a record of 105-35, advanced to the NCAA Championship 1997-2000 New Year’s Eve. The Illini then played some of their best basketball late in the game in 2007 and second round in 2006, claimed back-to-back outright Big Ten Assistant Coach season, a staple of Groce’s teams throughout his coaching career. Illinois won Championships in 2006 and 2007 and won the NIT in 2008. Groce played a key North Carolina State University four of its last five regular season games, with three of those victories coming role in recruiting many of the top players at Ohio State and was named Rivals’ on the road at Minnesota, at No. 18 Michigan State and at No. 24 Iowa. The 2006 National Recruiter of the Year. Illini added wins over Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament and 2001 at Boston U in the first round of the NIT to finish the season with six victories In all, Groce spent eight years as an assistant under Matta. Prior to his time at over its final nine contests, with both postseason losses coming by just one Ohio State, Groce served three years on Matta’s staff at Xavier from 2002-04 Assistant Coach point apiece. and one season at Butler in 2001. The Musketeers went 78-23 and made three Butler University straight NCAA appearances, advancing to the second round in 2002 and 2003 Groce led the Illinois program to a number of achievements during his first year and the Elite Eight in 2004. Xavier also won consecutive Atlantic 10 titles in in 2012-13 – including a 23-win campaign that marked a six-win improvement 2002 and 2003. Butler, meanwhile, went 24-8 and won a conference crown 2002-04 from the UI’s previous season – culminating in an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001 while also advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Assistant Coach and subsequent victory to advance to the Round of 32. Xavier University Groce entered the Division I coaching ranks as a member of Herb Sendek’s staff Illinois won its first 12 games in 2012-13, equaling the sixth-best start in school at North Carolina State from 1997-2000. The Wolfpack went 73-58 overall and history and matching the best start ever for a first-year UI coach. Included in advanced to the NIT in each of the four seasons Groce was in Raleigh, including 2005-06 that stretch was a dominating performance in Hawaii as the Illini captured the a trip to the semifinals in 2000. school’s first-ever Maui Invitational championship. Illinois also recorded argu- Assistant Coach ably the most impressive win of college basketball’s pre-conference season, Groce got his start in coaching as an assistant at his alma mater, Taylor Uni- Ohio State University winning at No. 10 Gonzaga by double digits. versity, an NAIA school in Upland, Indiana. Groce spent three years on Paul Patterson’s staff from 1994-96, helping lead the Trojans to a 69-32 record and The Illini spent eight weeks ranked in the Top 25, reaching as high as No. 10 pair of trips to the NAIA national tournament. Groce played for Patterson for 2007-08 in the national polls. Illinois recorded two more top-10 wins during conference three years from 1991-93 before making the transition to a student assistant Associate Head Coach play in one of the most difficult seasons in Big Ten history. The Illini defeated role as a senior. Taylor compiled a 90-16 record and made three trips to the Ohio State University No. 8 Ohio State on Jan. 5 by 19 points, the UI’s largest margin of victory over a NAIA Tournament during Groce’s playing career, including a 1991 NAIA Final top-10 opponent since 1964. Then on Feb. 7, Illinois garnered national headlines Four appearance during his freshman season. with a thrilling last-second home victory over No. 1 Indiana. The Illini won it at 2009-12 the buzzer on a layup by Tyler Griffey, leading to a court storming celebration as Groce earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Taylor in 1994. John and Head Coach Illinois defeated a No. 1-ranked opponent for just the third time in school history. his wife, Allison, have two sons, Conner and Camden, and a daughter, Cate. Ohio University GROCE’S CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORD 2013- Season School Position Overall / Conf. (Finish) Postseason Head Coach 2008-09 Ohio Head Coach 15-17 / 7-9 (9th) 2009-10 Ohio Head Coach 22-15 / 7-9 (9th) NCAA Round of 32 University of Illinois 2010-11 Ohio Head Coach 19-16 / 9-7 (5th) CIT Quarterfinal 2011-12 Ohio Head Coach 29-8 / 11-5 (3rd) NCAA Sweet 16 2012-13 Illinois Head Coach 23-13 / 8-10 (7th) NCAA Round of 32 2013-14 Illinois Head Coach 20-15 / 7-11 (8th) NIT 2nd Round 2014-15 Illinois Head Coach 19-14 / 9-9 (7th) NIT 1st Round 2015-16 Illinois Head Coach 6-5 / 0-0 Illinois (4th year): 68-47 (.591) // Head Coach (8th year): 153-103 (.598) // Assistant Coach (15 years): 349-156 (.691) // Total (23rd year): 502-259 (.660)

13 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball AUSTIN’S UI ALEX CAREER HIGHS AUSTIN Minutes 44 Season: 33 at Providence (11/18/15) JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-4 // 185 Points CHICAGO, ILL. // MOUNT CARMEL H.S. Season: 8 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) 2015-16 Notes: Started five straight games from Nov. 15-27 and six total … Fourth in Big Ten with 4.7 assist-to- turnover ratio … Three boards and two assists vs. Western Carolina (12/5) … Four rebounds and season-high two Field Goals steals vs. Notre Dame (12/2) … Illini career-high eight points and five rebounds vs. Chicago State (11/23) … Played Season: 2, twice; last vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) career-high 33 minutes at Providence (11/18), finishing with four points and UI career highs of five rebounds and four assists …Earned first UI start vs. North Dakota State (11/15), totaling five points … First walkon to start for the Illini Field Goal Attempts since Jeff Jordan in 2010 … Five rebounds in Illini debut vs. North Florida (11/13). Season: 7 at Providence (11/18/15) Career Notes: Born Nov. 17, 1993 … Majoring in communication … Sit out last season per NCAA transfer rules … Played in 59 games with 36 starts during two years at Eastern Illinois, averaging 8.2 points and 2.4 rebounds … 3-Point Field Goals Appeared in 27 games as a sophomore, starting 16 times, and averaged 7.0 points and 2.4 rebounds … Shot 83 Season: 1, twice; last at Providence (11/18/15) percent from the free throw line (44-53) to lead EIU and was second on the team with 31 made 3-pointers … Scored season-high 18 points vs. Olivet Nazarene (11/13/13) … Grabbed season-high six boards vs. Indiana State (12/7/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts and Jacksonville State (1/11/14) … Played in all 32 games as a freshman, starting 20, and averaged 9.3 points and Season: 6 at Providence (11/18/15) 2.5 boards … Leading-scoring freshman in the Ohio Valley and was named OVC Freshman of the Week five times … Shot 46.4 percent from the field (103-22) and 36.8 percent from 3-point range (39-106), raking second on EIU with 39 Free Throws treys … Scored career-high 21 points vs. Toledo (12/8/12) … Registered career-high eight rebounds vs. Southeast Missouri (3/6/13). Season: 4 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15)

AUSTIN’S 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Free Throw Attempts Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Season: 5 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-0 21 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-5–5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-1 25 2-5 1-3 0-1 0-2–2 3 0 0 0 1 5 Nov. 18 at Providence 1-1 33 1-7 1-6 1-2 2-3–5 2 4 1 0 0 4 Rebounds Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-1 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 1 2 0 0 0 0 Season: 5, three times; last vs. Chicago State Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-1 29 2-4 0-2 4-5 2-3–5 3 3 1 0 0 8 (11/23/15) Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-1 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Assists Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-0 22 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-4–4 0 1 0 0 2 2 Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-1 12 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-3–3 1 2 0 0 0 2 Season: 4 at Providence (11/18/15) Dec. 9 Yale 1-0 13 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2–2 3 1 0 0 1 0 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-0 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Blocks Dec. 19 South Dakota Season: 0 Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Steals Jan. 7 at Michigan State Season: 2 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State AUSTIN’S CAREER STATISTICS AT EASTERN ILLINOIS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2012-13 32-20 761-23.8 103-222/.464 39-106/.368 51-73/.699 4-75–79/2.5 57-0 36 38 1 27 296-9.3 2013-14 27-16 599-22.2 57-149/.383 31-96/.323 44-53/.830 6-59–65/2.4 36-0 28 24 1 19 189-7.0 TOTAL 59-36 1360-23.1 160-371/.431 70-202/.347 95-126/.754 10-134–144/2.4 93-0 64 62 2 46 485-8.2 AUSTIN’S UI CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2014-15 DNP – Transfer 2015-16 11-6 183-16.6 6-27/.222 2-19/.105 7-10/.700 4-27–31/2.8 13-0 14 3 0 4 21-1.9

14 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball BLACK’S LERON CAREER/SEASON HIGHS

BLACK Minutes 12 Career: 32 vs. Purdue (1/21/15) SOPHOMORE // FORWARD // 6-7 // 220 Season: 22 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) MEMPHIS, TENN. // WHITE STATION H.S. Points 2015-16 Notes: Knee surgery in October to repair torn meniscus … Returned to action vs. North Dakota State Career: 18 vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) (11/15) … First start of season at Providence (11/18) … Season-high 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. UAB Season: 12 vs. UAB (11/27/15) (11/27) … Eight points and season-high eight rebounds vs. Iowa State (11/28) … Team-high seven rebounds vs. Notre Dame (12/2) … Out indefinitely due to knee. Field Goals Career: 7 vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) Career Notes: Born Jan. 31, 1996 in Omaha, Neb. … Majoring in communication… Played in all 33 games last Season: 6 vs. UAB (11/27/15) season, starting 10 times … Sixth on the team in scoring, averaging 5.0 points … Scored in double figures six times … Scored career-high 18 points with eight rebounds vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) … 10 points vs. Brown Field Goal Attempts (11/24/14) … Eight rebounds vs. both Hampton (12/17/14) and Kennesaw State (12/27/14) … Notched eight Career: 11 vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) points and nine rebounds vs. Indiana (1/18/15) … Recorded first career double-double in first career start with Season: 10 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) 15 points and career-high 13 rebounds – most by an Illini on the season – vs. Purdue (1/21/15) … Contributed 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting vs. Rutgers (2/3/15) … Tallied 11 points vs. Nebraska (3/4/15) … 10 points and 3-Point Field Goals five rebounds vs. Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (3/12/15) … Consensus national top-50 recruit averaged Career: 0 20.2 points and 12.9 rebounds as a senior, leading White Station High School to a 30-3 record … Tennessee Season: 0 Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee … Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State Team … Pepsi Best of the Preps Player of the Year and first-team All-Metro by Memphis 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Commercial Appeal … Following his senior season, participated in USA Basketball U18 training camp. Career: 1, three times; last vs. Kennesaw State (12/27/14) Season: 0

Free Throws BLACK’S 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Career: 5 vs. Nebraska (3/4/15) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Season: 1 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Nov. 13 vs. North Florida DNP-Inj. Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-0 15 2-3 0-0 1-2 2-3–5 2 1 0 1 0 5 Free Throw Attempts Nov. 18 at Providence 1-1 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 4 0 2 0 0 0 Career: 6, twice; last vs. Nebraska (3/4/15) Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-0 9 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 3 1 1 0 0 4 Season: 2 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State DNP-Inj. Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-0 21 6-9 0-0 0-0 2-4–6 4 1 0 0 2 12 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-0 22 4-10 0-0 0-0 3-5–8 2 0 1 0 0 8 Rebounds Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-1 20 1-7 0-0 0-0 2-5–7 3 1 0 1 0 2 Career: 13 vs. Purdue (1/21/15) Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-0 9 0-4 0-0 0-0 1-2–3 5-1 0 1 0 0 0 Season: 8 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) Dec. 9 Yale DNP-Inj. Dec. 12 vs. UIC DNP-Inj. Dec. 19 South Dakota Assists Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Career: 1, eight times; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Dec. 30 Michigan Season: 1, four times; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Blocked Shots Jan. 10 Purdue Career: 1, eight times; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Jan. 16 Nebraska Season: 1, twice; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Steals Jan. 31 Wisconsin Career: 2, three times; last vs. UAB (11/27/15) Feb. 3 at Rutgers Season: 2 vs. UAB (11/27/15) Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State BLACK’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2014-15 33-10 487-14.8 67-141/.475 0-3/.000 30-44/.682 42-99–141/4.3 89-1 4 28 6 11 164-5.0 2015-16 7-2 100-14.3 15-36/.417 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 10-21–31/4.4 23-1 4 5 2 2 31-4.4 TOTAL 40-12 587-14.7 82-177/.463 0-3/.000 31-46/.674 52-120–172/4.3 112-2 8 33 8 13 195-4.9

15 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball COLEMAN-LANDS’ JALEN CAREER HIGHS

COLEMAN-LANDS Minutes 5 Season: 32 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-3 // 180 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. // LA LUMIERE PREP Points Season: 17 at Providence (11/18/15) 2015-16 Notes: Fifth on team in scoring, averaging 7.8 points … Shooting 41.8 percent from 3-point range and leads Illini with 23 treys (2.1 avg.) … Has made four or more threes in four games … Second on team with Field Goals 10 steals … 15 points on 4-of-6 treys vs. UIC (12/12) … 14 points with four threes vs. Notre Dame (12/2) … Season: 6 at Providence (11/18/15) 12 points with four 3-pointers and three steals vs. Chicago State (11/13), including game-winning trey from the baseline at the buzzer … Game winner vs. Chicago State was No. 1 play on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 … Field Goal Attempts Earned first career start vs. Chattanooga (11/21) … Season-high 17 points on 5-of-7 from three at Providence Season: 12 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) (11/18) … Scored 15 points – 12 coming in the second half – and season-high four steals in 32 minutes vs. North Dakota State (11/15). 3-Point Field Goals Season: 5 at Providence (11/18/15) Career Notes: Born July 15, 1996 … Majoring in community health … Consensus national top-50 recruit was ranked No. 34 by 247Sports and ESPN, No. 39 by Rivals and No. 42 by Scout … Averaged 23 points, four rebounds 3-Point Field Goal Attempts and three assists as a senior at La Lumiere, a prep school in La Porte, Ind. … Selected to participate in the 2015 Season: 10 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Jordan Brand Classic at Barclays Center, totaling eight points and six rebounds … First Indiana native to sign with the Fighting Illini in 30 years, since Nobleville’s Scott Haffner in 1984 … Honor roll student at La Lumiere and recipient of the school’s Bransfield Award, the highest honor given to an underclassman … Served as vice Free Throws president of the La Lumiere Entrepreneurship club … Previously attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Season: 4 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) helping lead Cathedral to a 25-6 record and IHSAA Class 4A state runner-up finish as a sophomore. Free Throw Attempts Season: 6 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15)

Rebounds Season: 4 at Providence (11/18/15)

Assists COLEMAN-LANDS’ 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Season: 2, twice; last at Providence (11/18/15) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-0 14 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-2–2 5-1 1 0 0 0 5 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-0 32 4-12 3-6 4-6 0-2–2 2 2 2 0 4 15 Blocks Nov. 18 at Providence 1-0 27 6-9 5-7 0-0 3-1–4 2 2 3 0 1 17 Season: 1 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-1 19 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 3 0 1 0 Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-1 26 4-7 4-7 0-0 0-1–1 3 0 4 0 3 12 Steals Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-0 16 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1–1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Season: 4 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-1 20 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-1–1 1 0 2 0 0 5 Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-0 23 5-11 4-10 0-0 1-1–2 2 1 1 0 0 14 Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-0 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Dec. 9 Yale 1-0 17 0-6 0-5 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-0 27 4-6 4-6 3-5 0-1–1 3 0 1 1 0 15 Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State COLEMAN-LANDS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2015-16 11-3 232-21.1 28-71/.394 23-55/.418 7-11/.636 4-11–15/1.4 22-1 7 18 1 10 86-7.8

16 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball FINKE’S MICHAEL CAREER HIGHS

FINKE Minutes 43 Season: 31 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) REDSHIRT FRESHMAN // FORWARD // 6-10 // 220 Points CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // CENTENNIAL H.S. Season: 24 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) 2015-16 Notes: Fourth on team in scoring, averaging 9.5 points … Shooting 56.5 percent from the field (11th in Big Ten) … 14 points and team-high five rebounds vs. UIC (12/12) … Career-high 24 points on 9-13 shooting Field Goals – including career-best four 3-pointers – with game-high six rebounds vs. Western Carolina (12/5) … 13 points Season: 9 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) on 5-of-7 shooting vs. Notre Dame (12/2) … Season-high 17 points vs. Chicago State (11/23) … Earned first career start vs. UAB (11/27) … 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting and season-high seven rebounds at Providence … Field Goal Attempts Three assists vs. North Dakota State (11/15). Season: 13 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15)

Career Notes: Born April 26, 1996 … Majoring in communication … Redshirted last season as a true freshman 3-Point Field Goals … Averaged 19.6 points and 9.3 rebounds as a senior at Centennial High School… Scored a career-high Season: 4 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) 42 points in a win over Kankakee (2/25/14) … First-team All-State by Associated Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association … Two-time News-Gazette All- 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Area Player of the Year … Finished prep career ranked fourth all-time at Centennial in scoring with 1,425 points Season: 6 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) and second all-time in rebounding with 711 boards.

Free Throws Season: 8 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15)

Free Throw Attempts Season: 9 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15)

Rebounds Season: 7 at Providence (11/18/15)

FINKE’S 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Assists Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Season: 3 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-0 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-0 13 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-0–0 1 3 0 0 0 4 Blocks Nov. 18 at Providence 1-0 27 5-8 1-3 1-2 3-4–7 0 2 0 0 0 12 Season: 1 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-0 24 3-8 1-3 0-0 0-1–1 0 2 1 0 0 7 Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-0 20 4-8 1-5 8-9 1-2–3 2 1 2 0 0 17 Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-1 19 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-2–2 3 0 0 0 0 1 Steals Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-0 7 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-0–1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Season: 1 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-0 20 5-7 1-1 2-2 0-1–1 4 0 0 0 0 13 Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-1 31 9-13 4-6 2-2 3-3–6 1 2 1 0 1 24 Dec. 9 Yale 1-1 27 3-5 0-0 0-0 1-3–4 3 1 0 0 0 6 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-1 27 5-10 2-4 2-4 1-4–5 1 1 1 1 0 14 Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State FINKE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2014-15 DNP-Redshirt 2015-16 11-4 220-20.0 39-69/.565 11-28/.393 16-21/.762 10-20–30/2.7 15-0 12 6 1 1 105-9.5

17 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball HILL’S MALCOLM CAREER/SEASON HIGHS

HILL Minutes 21 Career: 40, twice; last at Providence (11/18/15) JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-6 // 220 Season: 40 at Providence (11/18/15) FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. // BELLEVILLE EAST H.S. Points 2015-16 Notes: Second on team in scoring, ranking third in Big Ten with average of 17.1 points … Fourth in league in minutes Career: 28 vs. Maryland (1/7/15) played (35.3 mpg) … Fourth in Big Ten in steals (1.5 spg) … Also leads team in assists (3.9 apg), free throw percentage Season: 25 vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) (.815) and blocked shots (8) … Second on team in rebounding (5.3 rpg) … Fifth 20-point game of season with efficient 22 points on only eight field goal attempts vs. UIC (12/12) … 20 points, five rebounds and career-high tying seven assists vs. Yale (12/9) … 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting and career-high tying four steals vs. Notre Dame (12/2) … Emerald Coast Classic Field Goals All-Tournament Team … 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting vs. Iowa State (11/28) … Six assists and career-high four steals vs. Career: 10 vs. Penn State (1/31/15) UAB (11/27) … Career-high seven assists vs. Chicago State (11/23) … Season-high 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting with three Season: 8 vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) steals vs. Chattanooga (11/21) … Second double-double of season with 15 points and career-high 11 rebounds at Providence … Registered first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in opener vs. North Florida (11/13). Field Goal Attempts Career Notes: Born Oct. 26, 1995 … Majoring in media and cinema studies … Honorable mention All-Big Ten pick ranked Career: 19 vs. Yale (12/9/15) second on the Illini in scoring (14.4 ppg) and rebounding (4.8 rpg) last season … Scored in double figures 29 times … In- Season: 19 vs. Yale (12/9/15) creased scoring average by 10 points over freshman season … Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team after back-to-back 17-point performances versus Indiana State and Baylor … 20 points vs. Villanova at Madison Square Garden (12/9/14) … Career-high 28 points vs. Maryland (1/7) … Made game-winning layup with 4.4 seconds remaining vs. Penn State, finishing 3-Point Field Goals one shy of his career high with 27 points (1/31/15) … Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week following performance vs. Penn Career: 4, five times; last vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) State … Game-high 19 points at Michigan State (2/7/15) … Game-high 22 points and career-high six assists at Alabama in Season: 4 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) NIT (3/17/15) … Played in all 35 games as a freshman, starting final 12 … Averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds on the year, with those averages increasing to 6.5 points and 2.9 rebounds as a starter … Season-high 11 points in first career start at Penn State (2/9/14) … 10 points and five rebounds at Michigan State (3/1/14) … 10 points and season-high eight rebounds 3-Point Field Goal Attempts at Boston U in the NIT First Round (3/19/14) … Consensus national top-75 recruit averaged 25.3 points, 6.1 rebounds 2.3 Career: 8 at Minnesota (1/24/15) steals and 1.9 blocks as a senior at Belleville East High School … Finished third in voting for Illinois Mr. Basketball … First- Season: 7, twice; last vs. Yale (12/9/15) team All-State selection … St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year … Belleville East’s all-time leading scorer with 2,067 career points. Free Throws HILL’S 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Career: 11, twice; last vs. UIC (12/12/15) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Season: 11 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-1 38 6-17 1-5 7-9 3-7–10 4 5 2 1 0 20 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-1 35 3-12 1-3 6-7 0-4–4 1 5 3 1 0 13 Free Throw Attempts Nov. 18 at Providence 1-1 40 7-17 1-5 0-0 2-9–11 2 3 2 2 1 15 Career: 14 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-1 38 8-13 0-2 9-11 1-0–1 3 3 4 0 3 25 Season: 14 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-1 39 3-9 1-3 5-6 2-4–6 2 7 1 0 2 12 Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-1 33 4-11 1-2 3-4 1-3–4 1 6 3 0 4 12 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-1 38 7-14 4-7 2-2 1-4–5 4 1 0 0 0 20 Rebounds Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-1 30 6-10 2-3 5-5 1-2–3 4 3 1 0 4 19 Career: 11 at Providence (11/18/15) Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-1 27 5-8 0-2 0-1 2-3–5 3 2 3 1 1 10 Season: 11 at Providence (11/18/15) Dec. 9 Yale 1-1 35 7-19 1-7 5-6 1-4–5 2 7 1 1 0 20 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-1 35 5-8 1-3 11-14 1-3–4 1 1 2 2 1 22 Assists Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Career: 7, twice; last vs. Yale (12/9/15) Dec. 30 Michigan Season: 7, twice; last vs. Yale (12/9/15) Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Blocked Shots Jan. 10 Purdue Career: 2, twice; last vs. UIC (12/12/15) Jan. 16 Nebraska Season: 2, twice; last vs. UIC (12/12/15) Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Steals Jan. 31 Wisconsin Career: 4, twice; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Feb. 3 at Rutgers Season: 4, twice; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State HILL’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2013-14 35-12 495-14.1 46-120/.383 15-44/.341 47-61/.770 21-64–85/2.4 34-0 23 30 4 10 154-4.4 2014-15 33-32 1010-30.6 156-352/.443 42-108/.389 121-155/.781 61-98–159/4.8 68-0 44 49 7 28 475-14.4 2015-16 11-11 388-35.3 61-138/.442 13-42/.310 53-65/.815 15-43–58/5.3 27-0 43 22 8 16 188-17.1 TOTAL 79-55 1893-24.0 263-610/.431 70-194/.361 221-281/.786 97-205–302/3.8 129-0 110 101 19 54 817-10.3

18 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball JORDAN’S AARON CAREER HIGHS

JORDAN Minutes 23 Season: 31 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-5 // 190 PLAINFIELD, ILL. // EAST H.S. Points Season: 14 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 2015-16 Notes: Averaging 5.5 points … Shooting 36.4 percent from 3-point range and ranks fourth on team with 12 threes … Has made at least one trey in seven games … Eight points and two steals in 17 minutes vs. Field Goals Western Carolina (12/5) … Eight points apiece vs. Chicago State (11/23) and Chattanooga (11/21) … Seven Season: 5 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) points and made 2-of-3 treys vs. North Dakota State (11/15) … Earned start in first career game, scoring season-high 14 points and hitting 3-of-5 three-pointers vs. North Florida (11/13). Field Goal Attempts Season: 10 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Career Notes: Born May 5, 1997 … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (general curriculum) … Averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists as a senior, finishing fifth in voting for Illinois Mr. Basketball 3-Point Field Goals … Set Plainfield East single-season scoring record with 503 points … First-team All-State by the Associated Season: 3 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Press, Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association … Special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune and honorable mention All-State by the City/Suburban Hoops Report … Ranked No. 95 3-Point Field Goal Attempts nationally by Rivals and No. 97 by 247Sports … Finished his career as East’s all-time leading scorer (1,483 Season: 6 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) points) and record holder for most career 3-pointers (162) … Averaged 19.4 points and 4.5 rebounds as a junior and shot 48 percent from 3-point range … Set East’s single-game scoring record with career-high 38 points vs. Plainfield South. Free Throws Season: 4 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15)

Free Throw Attempts Season: 4 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15)

Rebounds Season: 2, twice; last vs. Yale (12/9/15)

Assists JORDAN’S 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Season: 3, twice; last at Providence (11/18/15) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-1 31 5-10 3-5 1-2 0-1–1 2 3 0 0 1 14 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-1 17 2-3 2-3 1-2 0-1–1 2 2 1 0 1 7 Blocks Nov. 18 at Providence 1-0 15 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-0–1 2 3 0 0 0 3 Season: 1 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-0 25 3-5 2-4 0-0 0-1–1 2 0 1 0 0 8 Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-0 16 2-7 2-6 2-2 1-1–2 2 0 1 0 1 8 Steals Nov. 27 vs. UAB DNP Season: 2 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-0 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-0 4 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-0 17 2-6 0-3 4-4 0-1–1 2 1 0 0 2 8 Dec. 9 Yale 1-1 15 1-6 1-4 0-0 0-2–2 3 1 0 0 1 3 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-1 11 0-4 0-3 1-2 0-1–1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State JORDAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2015-16 10-4 164-16.4 17-47/.362 12-33/.364 9-12/.750 2-9–11/1.1 15-0 11 3 1 7 55-5.5

19 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball LEWIS’ UI KHALID CAREER HIGHS LEWIS Minutes 3 Season: 32 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) GRADUATE STUDENT // GUARD // 6-3 // 185 Points TRENTON, N.J. // TRENTON CATHOLIC H.S. // LA SALLE Season: 8, twice; last vs. UIC (12/12/15) 2015-16 Notes: Has started seven games … Second on team in assists (2.9 apg) … Season-high tying eight points with season-high eight assists – most by an Illini this season – vs. UIC (12/12) … Seven points and three rebounds vs. Notre Field Goals Dame (12/2) … Five assists vs. Iowa State (11/28) … Season-high eight points vs. Chicago State (11/23) … Seven points, Season: 3, three times; last vs. Notre Dame four assists, three rebounds and two steals vs. Chattanooga (11/21) … Earned first UI start vs. North Dakota State (11/15) (12/2/15) … Five points in 32 minutes in Illini debut vs. North Florida (11/13).

Career Notes: Born May 5, 1992 … Enrolled in the UI master’s program in education policy, organization and leadership … Field Goal Attempts Earned bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from La Salle in May 2015 … Played in 61 games during career at La Salle, Season: 7 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) starting 18 times … Totaled 281 points (4.6 ppg), 97 rebounds (1.6 rpg) and 98 assists (1.6 apg) … Started 18 of 33 games last season, averaging 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals … Ranked second on the Explorers in both assists 3-Point Field Goals and steals … Season-high 17 points against Villanova (12/3/14) … Career-best nine assists versus Davidson in the Atlan- tic-10 Tournament (3/13/15) … Played in 28 games as a sophomore, averaging 3.0 points … Started all 32 games as a true Season: 1, three times; last vs. Notre Dame freshman at Delaware, averaging 5.2 points and leading the Blue Hens with an average of 2.6 assists … Scored career-high (12/2/15) 18 points against La Salle (12/19/11). 3-Point Field Goal Attempts LEWIS’ 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Season: 2 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-0 32 2-5 0-0 1-2 0-3–3 0 3 1 0 0 5 Free Throws Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-1 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 4 1 2 0 0 0 Season: 4 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Nov. 18 at Providence 1-1 20 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 2 2 1 2 2 Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-1 31 3-6 1-1 0-0 0-3–3 3 4 2 0 2 7 Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-1 24 3-6 1-2 1-4 0-2–2 2 3 2 0 2 8 Free Throw Attempts Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-1 18 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0–0 0 3 2 0 1 3 Season: 6 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-1 28 1-7 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 2 5 2 0 1 2 Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-1 16 3-6 1-1 0-0 3-0–3 0 1 0 0 0 7 Rebounds Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-0 15 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-2–2 1 2 0 0 0 2 Season: 3, twice; last vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) Dec. 9 Yale 1-0 22 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 1 0 1 2 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-0 25 2-6 0-1 4-6 1-1–2 3 8 1 0 0 8 Dec. 19 South Dakota Assists Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Season: 8 vs. UIC (12/12/15) Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Blocks Jan. 7 at Michigan State Season: 1 at Providence (11/18/15) Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Steals Jan. 23 at Minnesota Season: 2, three times; last vs. Chicago State Jan. 28 Ohio State (11/23/15) Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State LEWIS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT DELAWARE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2011-12 32-32 946-29.6 57-151/.377 10-41/.244 42-66/.636 15-44–59/1.8 67-3 83 63 5 34 166-5.2 LEWIS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT LA SALLE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2012-13 DNP – Transfer 2013-14 28-0 394-14.1 27-103/.262 6-29/.207 23-29/.793 10-22–32/1.1 55-1 26 33 0 16 83-3.0 2014-15 33-18 907-27.5 74-198/.374 21-64/.328 29-47/.617 6-59–65/2.0 57-0 72 53 8 33 198-6.0 TOTAL 61-18 1301-21.3 101-301/.336 27-93/.290 52-76/.684 16-81–97/1.6 112-1 98 86 8 49 281-4.6 LEWIS’ CAREER UI STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2015-16 11-7 246-22.4 18-45/.400 3-7/.429 7-14/.500 4-15–19/1.7 16-0 32 15 1 9 46-4.2

20 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball LISS’ CAMERON CAREER/SEASON HIGHS

LISS Minutes 45 Career: 3, twice; last vs. Austin Peay (11/21/14) SOPHOMORE // FORWARD // 6-6 // 215 Season: 0 NORTHBROOK, ILL. // GLENBROOK NORTH H.S. Points 2015-16 Notes: Career: 1 vs. Brown (11/24/14) Season: 0 Career Notes: Born May 4, 1996 … Majoring in business … Walkon appeared in 12 games last season … Made Illini debut vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) … Grabbed first career rebound vs. Austin Peay (11/21/14) … Field Goals Scored first career point vs. Brown (11/24/14) … Third consecutive game with a rebound vs. Indiana State Career: 0 (11/27/14) … Averaged 12 points, 6.5 rebounds and three assists as a senior at Glenbrook North High School Season: 0 … Team captain … Kurland-Schnurr Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team selection … Two-time winner of the Full Package Athletics/Central Suburban League Insider Triple Threat Player of the Week. Field Goal Attempts Career: 0 Season: 0

3-Point Field Goals Career: 0 Season: 0

3-Point Field Goal Attempts Career: 0 Season: 0

Free Throws Career: 1 vs. Brown (11/24/14) LISS’ 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Season: 0 Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Nov. 13 vs. North Florida DNP Free Throw Attempts Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. DNP Career: 2 vs. Brown (11/24/14) Nov. 18 at Providence DNP Season: 0 Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga DNP Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State DNP Nov. 27 vs. UAB DNP Rebounds Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State DNP Career: 1, three times; last vs. Indiana State Dec. 2 Notre Dame DNP (11/27/14) Dec. 5 Western Carolina DNP Season: 0 Dec. 9 Yale DNP Dec. 12 vs. UIC DNP Assists Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Career: 0 Dec. 30 Michigan Season: 0 Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Blocked Shots Jan. 10 Purdue Career: 0 Jan. 16 Nebraska Season: 0 Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Steals Jan. 31 Wisconsin Career: 0 Feb. 3 at Rutgers Season: 0 Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State LISS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2014-15 12-0 16-1.3 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 0-3–3/0.3 1-0 0 1 0 0 1-0.1 2015-16 0-0 0-0.0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0–0/0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 TOTAL 12-0 16-1.3 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 0-3–3/0.3 1-0 0 1 0 0 1-0.1

21 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball MORGAN’S MAVERICK CAREER/SEASON HIGHS

MORGAN Minutes 22 Career: 21 at Providence (11/18/15) JUNIOR // CENTER // 6-10 // 245 Season: 21 at Providence (11/18/15) SPRINGBORO, OHIO // SPRINGBORO H.S. Points 2015-16 Notes: Averaging 5.9 points while shooting 63.3 percent from the field … First career start vs. Notre Career: 12 vs. UAB (11/27/15) Dame (12/2) … Career-high 12 points on perfect 6-of-6 accuracy vs. UAB (11/27) … Eight points and four re- Season: 12 vs. UAB (11/27/15) bounds vs. Chattanooga (11/21) … Six points and three boards in career-high 21 minutes at Providence (11/18) … Came up big in win over North Dakota State (11/15) with 10 points and five boards … Six points on 3-of-3 Field Goals shooting in opener vs. North Florida (11/13) … Six points and two steals vs. Yale (12/9). Career: 6 vs. UAB (11/27/15) Season: 6 vs. UAB (11/27/15) Career Notes: Born Aug. 28, 1994 … Majoring in advertising … Academic All-Big Ten selection last season … Played in 31 games, averaging 2.5 points per game … Six points vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) … Tallied eight Field Goal Attempts points and grabbed four rebounds vs. American (12/6/14) … Seven points and five rebounds vs. Kennesaw State Career: 7, twice; last vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) (12/27/14) … Seven points and four rebounds at Minnesota (1/24/15) … Six points vs. Penn State (1/31/15) Season: 7, twice; last vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) … Set career highs in points (10) and rebounds (8) vs. Northwestern (2/2815) … Played in all 35 games as a freshman, averaging 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds … Season-high four rebounds at UNLV (11/26/13) … Five 3-Point Field Goals points vs. Auburn (12/8/13) … Matched season high with four rebounds vs. Dartmouth (12/10/13) … Five points Career: 0 at Wisconsin (1/8/14) … Four points and equaled season best with four rebounds at Penn State (2/9/14) … Season: 0 Season-high six points vs. Michigan (3/4/14) … Averaged 24.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as a senior at Springboro High School, shooting 61.7 percent from the field … Ohio Division I Player of the Year by the Ohio 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Basketball Coaches Association … First-team All-Ohio. Career: 0 Season: 0

Free Throws MORGAN’S 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Career: 4, twice; last vs. Northwestern (2/28/15) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Season: 2 at Providence (11/18/15) Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-0 7 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 0 0 1 1 6 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-0 16 5-7 0-0 0-0 1-4–5 0 0 1 0 1 10 Free Throw Attempts Nov. 18 at Providence 1-0 21 2-5 0-0 2-2 0-3–3 3 0 2 0 0 6 Career: 6 vs. Michigan (3/4/14) Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-0 14 4-7 0-0 0-0 1-3–4 2 1 0 1 0 8 Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-0 8 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-2–2 0 0 1 0 0 3 Season: 2, twice; last vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-0 8 6-6 0-0 0-1 0-0–0 1 1 1 0 0 12 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-0 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 1 1 2 0 0 0 Rebounds Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-1 13 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 2 1 1 0 0 6 Career: 8 vs. Northwestern (2/28/15) Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-1 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 0 0 3 0 1 2 Season: 5 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Dec. 9 Yale 1-0 13 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-0–2 2 0 0 0 2 6 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-0 13 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-1–3 2 0 0 0 1 6 Dec. 19 South Dakota Assists Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Career: 1, 10 times; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Dec. 30 Michigan Season: 1, four times; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Blocked Shots Jan. 10 Purdue Career: 2, twice; last vs. Oregon (12/13/14) Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Season: 1, three times; last vs. Notre Dame Jan. 23 at Minnesota (12/2/15) Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Steals Feb. 3 at Rutgers Career: 2 vs. Yale (12/9/15) Feb. 7 Iowa Season: 2 vs. Yale (12/9/15) Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State MORGAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2013-14 35-0 250-7.1 21-36/.583 0-0/.000 10-15/.667 20-23–43/1.2 45-0 3 13 8 3 52-1.5 2014-15 31-0 275-8.9 30-66/.455 0-0/.000 19-23/.826 26-22–48/1.5 33-0 3 14 11 3 79-2.5 2015-16 11-2 132-12.0 31-49/.633 0-0/.000 3-5/.600 9-16–25/2.3 15-0 4 11 2 6 65-5.9 TOTAL 77-2 657-8.5 82-151/.543 0-0/.000 32-43/.744 55-61–116/1.5 93-0 10 38 21 12 196-2.5

22 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball NUNN’S KENDRICK CAREER/SEASON HIGHS

NUNN Minutes 25 Career: 42 vs. Michigan (2/12/15) JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-3 // 190 Season: 37 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) CHICAGO, ILL. // SIMEON H.S. Points 2015-16 Notes: Leads team in scoring with average of 19.8 points … Has scored in double figures in all six games … Shooting Career: 28 vs. Yale (12/9/15) better than 49 percent from the field and 46 percent from 3-point range … Averaging 3.3 made threes per game … Fourth on Illini in rebounding (4.2 rpg) … 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting with team-high five rebounds and two steals vs. UIC (12/12) … Season: 28 vs. Yale (12/9/15) Career-high 28 points with career-high tying six 3-pointers vs. Yale (12/9) … 27 points on 9-14 shooting vs. Western Carolina (12/5) … 13 points and career-high tying seven rebounds vs. Notre Dame (12/2) … Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Field Goals Team … 19 points and three assists vs. Iowa State (11/28) … 18 points, five boards, three assists and two steals in season debut vs. UAB (11/27) … Missed first five games following thumb surgery in October to repair a ligament. Career: 9, three times; last vs. Yale (12/9/15) Season: 9, twice; last vs. Yale (12/9/15) Career Notes: Born Aug. 3, 1995 … Majoring in communication … Played in all 33 games last season, starting 24 times … Third on team in scoring, averaging 11.1 points … Second on team with 1.2 steals per game … Finished 4-of-4 on three- pointers en route to 14 points and three steals vs. Austin Peay (11/21/14) … Notched 16 points with four three-pointers Field Goal Attempts vs. Hampton (12/17/14) … Season-high 25 points in win at Northwestern (1/14/15) … Game-high 24 points, including a Career: 16, three times; last vs. Yale (12/9/15) career-best 6-of-10 on three-pointers, vs. Indiana (1/18/15) … Career-high five steals vs. Penn State (1/31/15) … Game- high 21 points vs. Rutgers (2/3/15) … Game-high 21 points, including tying three to force overtime, vs. Michigan (2/12/15) Season: 16, twice; last vs. Yale (12/9/15) … Played in all 35 games as a freshman, starting last 12 contests … Big Ten All-Freshman Team … Averaged 6.2 points and 1.7 rebounds on the year, with those averages improving to 10.3 points and 2.4 rebounds as a starter … Season-high 19 points in first career start at Penn State (2/9/14) … Big Ten Freshman of the Week after hitting season-high five threes 3-Point Field Goals on seven attempts and equaling season high with 19 points at Minnesota (2/19/14) … Second straight Big Ten Freshman Career: 6, twice; last vs. Yale (12/9/15) of the Week honor after averaging 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in Nebraska and Michigan State wins ... Big Ten Season: 6 vs. Yale (12/9/15) Freshman of the Week for third consecutive week after performances vs. Michigan (14 points on 3/14/14) and at Iowa (10 points and season-high four assists on 3/8/14) … 10 points and four rebounds in back-to-back Big Ten Tournament games vs. Indiana (3/13/14) and Michigan (3/14/14) … Consensus national top-75 recruit helped lead Simeon High School to four 3-Point Field Goal Attempts straight state championships, equaling the IHSA’s record for consecutive titles … Averaged 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and Career: 11, twice; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) 3.7 assists as a senior, earning first-team All-State honors … Member of the USA Basketball Team that won a gold medal at the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championships in Lithuania ... Also competed for USA Basketball in 2011, winning a gold medal at Season: 11, twice; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) the FIBA Americas U16 Championships in Mexico. Free Throws NUNN’S 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Career: 6 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Season: 6 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Nov. 13 vs. North Florida DNP-Inj. Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. DNP-Inj. Free Throw Attempts Nov. 18 at Providence DNP-Inj. Career: 8 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga DNP-Inj. Season: 8 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State DNP-Inj. Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-0 31 7-15 3-5 1-1 0-5–5 1 2 0 0 2 18 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-1 36 7-15 4-11 1-2 0-4–4 0 3 1 0 0 19 Rebounds Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-1 37 5-16 2-11 1-2 0-7–7 4 1 0 0 1 13 Career: 7, four times; last vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-0 36 9-14 3-5 6-8 0-1–1 1 2 2 0 1 27 Season: 7 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Dec. 9 Yale 1-0 32 9-16 6-8 4-4 1-2–3 3 0 1 0 1 28 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-1 31 5-9 2-3 2-2 0-5–5 2 2 3 0 2 14 Dec. 19 South Dakota Assists Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Career: 4, seven times; last vs. Rutgers (2/3/15) Dec. 30 Michigan Season: 3 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Blocked Shots Jan. 10 Purdue Career: 1, 11 times; last vs. Michigan (3/12/15) Jan. 16 Nebraska Season: 0 Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Steals Jan. 31 Wisconsin Career: 5 vs. Penn State (1/31/15) Feb. 3 at Rutgers Season: 2, twice; last vs. UIC (12/12/15) Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State NUNN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2013-14 35-12 682-19.5 83-182/.456 31-80/.388 21-26/.808 7-51–58/1.7 41-0 39 35 5 21 218-6.2 2014-15 33-24 996-30.2 131-327/.401 54-150/.360 49-60/.817 13-103–116/3.5 54-0 62 45 6 39 365-11.1 2015-16 6-4 203-33.8 42-85/.494 20-43/.465 15-19/.789 1-24–25/4.2 11-0 10 7 0 7 119-19.8 TOTAL 74-40 1881-25.4 256-594/.431 105-273/.385 85-105/.810 21-178–199/2.7 106-0 111 87 11 67 702-9.5

23 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball TATE’S JAYLON CAREER/SEASON HIGHS

TATE Minutes 1 Career: 32 vs. Penn State (1/31/15) JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-3 // 170 Season: 25 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) CHICAGO, ILL. // SIMEON H.S. Points 2015-16 Notes: Played 11 first-half minutes before suffering open dislocation in finger in opener vs. North Florida (11/13) Career: 11 at Minnesota (1/24/15) … Had procedure to repair injury and missed four games … Returned to lineup at the Emerald Coast Classic, combining for Season: 5 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) 3-of-3 from the field over two games … Season-high six assists vs. Notre Dame (12/2) … Five points and three assists in season-high 25 minutes vs. Western Carolina (12/5) … Four assists vs. UIC (12/12). Field Goals Career Notes: Born Jan. 16, 1995 … Majoring in communication … Played in 32 games and started 13 times last season, Career: 3, six times; last vs. Michigan (3/12/15) averaging 3.6 ppg … Led Illini in assists, averaging 3.0 apg (13th in Big Ten) … Top Big Ten free throw shooter in confer- Season: 2 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) ence games, hitting 36-of-39 (.923), and made 59-of-70 (.843) overall … Seven assists and four rebounds vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) … Eight points vs. American (12/6/14) … Connected on a career-high eight free throws, hitting every attempt for eight points without attempting a field goal vs. Hampton (12/17/14) … Seven assists vs. Kennesaw State (12/27/14) … Field Goal Attempts Seven points on 3-of-3 shooting at Michigan (12/30/14) … Made first career start vs. Maryland (1/7/15), finishing 4-of-4 from Career: 8 vs. Indiana (1/18/15) the free throw line during the final minute to finish with 10 points and four assists while only committing one turnover in 31 Season: 4 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) minutes … Nine points and five assists vs. Indiana (1/18/15) … Set career highs in points (11) and assists (9) at Minnesota (1/24/15) … Five consecutive games with five-plus assists (Jan. 18-Feb. 3) … Six points and career-high five rebounds vs. Michigan (2/12/15) … Played in 33 of 35 games as a freshman, averaging 1.8 points … Second on the team in assists, aver- 3-Point Field Goals aging 2.0 apg … Set season highs with 10 points and eight assists vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13) … Five assists at UNLV Career: 1, twice; last vs. Indiana State (11/27/14) (11/26/13) and again at Georgia Tech (12/ 3/13) … Career-high three steals at Wisconsin (1/8/14) … Helped lead Simeon Season: 0 High School to a record of 30-3 and IHSA state title as a senior, averaging 8.3 points and leading the Wolverines in assists with an average of 7.3 apg … Second-team All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Career: 3, three times; last at Nebraska (1/11/15) Season: 1 vs. North Florida (11/13/15)

Free Throws TATE’S 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Career: 8 vs. Hampton (12/17/14) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Season: 3 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-1 11 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. DNP-Inj. Free Throw Attempts Nov. 18 at Providence DNP-Inj. Career: 8 vs. Hampton (12/17/14) Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga DNP-Inj. Season: 3 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State DNP-Inj. Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-0 22 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-0–1 2 1 3 0 0 3 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-0 12 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0–0 3 2 2 0 0 4 Rebounds Dec. 2 Notre Dame 1-0 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 1 6 0 0 0 0 Career: 5 vs. Michigan (2/12/15) Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-1 25 1-2 0-0 3-3 0-3–3 3 3 3 0 0 5 Season: 3, twice; last vs. UIC (12/12/15) Dec. 9 Yale 1-1 19 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1–1 0 1 1 0 1 2 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-1 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 3 4 1 0 0 2 Assists Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Career: 9 at Minnesota (1/24/15) Dec. 30 Michigan Season: 6 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Blocks Jan. 10 Purdue Career: 2 vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13) Jan. 16 Nebraska Season: 0 Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Steals Jan. 31 Wisconsin Career: 3 at Wisconsin (1/8/14) Feb. 3 at Rutgers Season: 1 vs. Yale (12/9/15) Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State TATE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2013-14 33-0 403-12.2 20-76/.263 1-23/.043 19-29/.655 4-26–30/0.9 31-0 64 30 3 14 60-1.8 2014-15 32-13 652-20.4 28-76/.368 1-12/.083 59-70/.843 2-37–39/1.2 59-2 92 45 3 26 116-3.6 2015-16 7-4 118-16.9 6-15/.400 0-1/.000 4-7/.571 1-8–9/1.3 13-0 18 10 0 1 16-2.3 TOTAL 72-17 1173-16.3 54-167/.323 2-36/.056 82-106/.774 7-71–78/1.1 103-2 174 85 6 41 192-2.7

24 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball THORNE’S UI MIKE CAREER HIGHS THORNE JR. Minutes 33 Season: 28 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) GRADUATE STUDENT // CENTER // 6-11 // 270 Points FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. // TRINITY CHRISTIAN H.S. // CHARLOTTE Season: 25 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 2015-16 Notes: Sidelined indefinitely following knee surgery Nov. 30 to remove torn meniscus … Third on team in scoring (13.4 ppg) … Leads Illini in rebounding (8.4 rpg) and offensive boards (3.1 avg.) … Shooting 50 percent from the field … 10 Field Goals points and seven boards in first half vs. Iowa State (11/28), before leaving with knee injury … Eight points and game-high Season: 14 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) eight rebounds vs. UAB (11/27) … 12 points and game-high nine rebounds vs. Chicago State (11/23) … Second double- double of season with 18 points and 11 rebounds vs. Chattanooga (11/21) … 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting with game-high eight boards vs. North Dakota State (11/13) … Double-double with season highs of 25 points and 14 boards in Illini debut Field Goal Attempts vs. North Florida (11/13). Season: 20 vs. North Florida (11/13/15)

Career Notes: Born May 17, 1993 … Enrolld in the UI master’s program in education policy, organization and leadership … 3-Point Field Goals Earned bachelor’s degree in sociology from Charlotte in May 2015 … Played in 81 games during career at Charlotte, starting Season: 0 60 times … Started 30 of 32 games last season, ranking third on the 49ers in scoring with an average of 10.1 points … Led team and ranked fifth in Conference USA in rebounding with average of 7.3 boards … Scored in double figures 18 times, led by season-high 23 points with 16 rebounds versus Penn State (11/20/14) … Grabbed career-high 18 rebounds against UNC 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Asheville (11/30/14) … Started 30 of 31 games as a sophomore, averaging 9.1 points and 6.7 rebounds … Scored career-high Season: 0 26 points versus Appalachian State (12/8/13) … Recorded first career double-double with 16 points and 11 boards against Kansas State (11/20/13). Free Throws Season: 6, twice; last vs. UAB (11/27/15) THORNES’ 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS ree hrow ttempts Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-1 28 11-20 0-0 3-8 6-8–14 0 0 0 0 0 25 F T A Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-1 23 8-11 0-0 5-9 2-6–8 2 0 2 2 0 21 Season: 9, twice; last vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) Nov. 18 at Providence 1-1 13 0-5 0-0 0-0 2-0–2 5-1 1 1 0 1 0 Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-1 26 7-12 0-0 4-7 5-6–11 2 0 2 2 0 18 Rebounds Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-1 26 3-7 0-0 6-9 3-6–9 3 0 0 1 0 12 Season: 14 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Nov. 27 vs. UAB 1-1 26 1-7 0-0 6-8 3-5–8 4 0 2 0 0 8 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1-1 13 4-6 0-0 2-3 1-6–7 0 0 0 0 1 10 Dec. 2 Notre Dame DNP-Inj. Assists Dec. 5 Western Carolina DNP-Inj. Season: 1 at Providence (11/18/15) Dec. 9 Yale DNP-Inj. Dec. 12 vs. UIC DNP-Inj. Blocks Dec. 19 South Dakota Season: 2, twice; last vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Steals Jan. 7 at Michigan State Season: 1, twice; last vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State THORNE’S CAREER STATISTICS AT CHARLOTTE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2011-12 1-0 3-3.0 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0–0/0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 2012-13 17-0 112-6.6 14-28/.500 0-0/.000 3-5/.600 14-9–23/1.4 11-0 0 3 2 3 31-1.8 2013-14 31-30 759-24.5 120-236/.508 0-1/.000 41-80/.513 78-130–208/6.7 78-4 12 51 23 9 281-9.1 2014-15 32-30 836-26.1 134-251/.534 0-1/.000 54-101/.535 85-150–235/7.3 75-2 25 42 29 4 322-10.1 TOTAL 81-60 1710-21.1 268-516/.519 0-2/.000 98-186/.527 177-289–466/5.8 164-6 37 96 54 16 634-7.8

THORNE’S CAREER UI STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2015-16 7-7 155-22.1 34-68/.500 0-0/.000 26-44/.591 22-37–59/8.4 16-1 1 7 5 2 94-13.4

25 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball WILLIAMS’ D.J. CAREER HIGHS

WILLIAMS Minutes 0 Season: 13 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-7 // 200 CHICAGO, ILL. // SIMEON H.S. Points Season: 4 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 2015-16 Notes: Three rebounds in 12 minutes vs. Chicago State (11/23) … Four rebounds vs. North Dakota State (11/15) … Earned start in first career game, scoring four points in opener vs. North Florida (11/13). Field Goals Season: 2 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Career Notes: Born March 20, 1997 … Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) … National top-100 recruit ranked No. 46 by Scout, No. 64 by ESPN and No. 91 by 247Sports … Averaged 14 points, four Field Goal Attempts rebounds and five assists as a senior at Simeon … Second-team All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Season: 5 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Association … Special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette … Second-team All-City by the Chicago Sun-Times … Paricipated in USA Basketball U17 Training Camp in the summer of 2014 3-Point Field Goals … MVP of the MPAC Sports Elite International Tournament in Dubai in the summer of 2014, leading Simeon to Season: 0 the title while averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists … Averaged 10 points, six rebounds and four assists as a junior, earning special mention All-State honors by the IBCA … Member of Simeon teams that 3-Point Field Goal Attempts won IHSA Class 4A state titles his freshman (2012) and sophomore (2013) seasons. Season: 1, twice; last vs. Chicago State (11/23/15)

Free Throws Season: 2 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15)

Free Throw Attempts Season: 4 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15)

Rebounds Season: 4 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15)

Assists WILLIAMS’ 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Season: 1, three times; last vs. UIC (12/12/15) Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 1-1 13 2-5 0-1 0-2 0-1–1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota St. 1-0 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2–4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Blocks Nov. 18 at Providence DNP Season: 0 Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 1-0 12 0-4 0-1 2-4 2-1–3 2 0 2 0 0 2 Steals Nov. 27 vs. UAB DNP Season: 1 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State DNP Dec. 2 Notre Dame DNP Dec. 5 Western Carolina 1-0 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dec. 9 Yale 1-0 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 1 0 0 2 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 1-0 6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0–0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2015-16 7-1 59-8.4 3-12/.250 0-2/.000 3-8/.375 5-4–9/1.3 3-0 3 6 0 1 9-1.3

26 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball TRACY 13 ABRAMS GRADUATE STUDENT // GUARD // 6-2 // 185 CHICAGO, ILL. // MOUNT CARMEL H.S. Career Notes: Born Feb. 6, 1992 … Enrolled in the UI master’s program in recreation, sport and tourism … Earned bachelor’s degree in communication in May 2015 … Tore Achilles tendon in left leg during July practice and is out for the season … Currently plans to apply for a medical hardship waiver for a sixth-season of eligibility in 2016-17 … Redshirted last season after tearing ACL in right knee during September skill workout … Started all 35 games as a junior in 2013-14, ranking second on the team in scoring with average of 10.7 points … Led Illini and ranked 13th in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 3.2 apg … Scored in double figures 20 times and was Illini’s leading scorer in nine games … Scored season-high 25 points to go along with seven rebounds vs. Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament Opening Round (3/13/14) … Matched career high with eight rebounds vs. Bradley (11/17/13) … Scored 22 points and made game-winning free throws with 4.6 seconds left vs. Missouri (12/21/13) … 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting vs. Indiana (12/31/13) … Equaled career high with five steals and added 12 points at Michigan State (3/1/14) … Started 32 of 36 games as a sophomore, ranking third on the team in scoring with an average of 10.6 points … Scored in double figures 22 times … Led Illini and ranked ninth in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 3.4 apg … Also led team in steals, ranking ninth in Big Ten (1.4 spg) … Named Big Ten Player of the Week following career-high 27-point, eight- rebound performance vs. Auburn (12/27/13) … Made 13-of-15 at the line against Auburn and also added five assists and four steals … 22 points with five rebounds and career-high five steals at Hawaii (11/16/12) … Played in all 32 games as a freshman, starting 19 times … 2012 Team MVP, the first true-freshman in school history to be named Illini MVP … Averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.9 apg. ABRAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2011-12 32-19 674-21.1 49-120/.408 9-35/.257 29-46/.630 22-50–72/2.3 72-1 60 50 0 14 136-4.3 2012-13 36-32 1032-28.7 132-335/.394 31-114/.272 86-115/.748 29-98–127/3.5 83-1 121 94 4 50 381-10.6 2013-14 35-35 1054-30.1 114-342/.333 30-111/.270 115-149/.772 16-106–122/3.5 77-0 112 67 8 42 373-10.7 2014-15 DNP – Redshirt TOTAL 103-86 2760-26.8 295-797/.370 70-260/.269 230-310/.742 67-254–321/3.1 232-2 293 211 12 106 890-8.6

MIKE 10 LATULIP SENIOR // GUARD // 6-1 // 175 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. // PROSPECT H.S. Career Notes: Born Dec. 7, 1993 … Majoring in communication … Will redshirt this season, retaining his final year of eligibility as a graduate transfer in 2016-17 … Appeared in 16 games last year … Seven points and career-high three rebounds vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) … Scored career-high nine points in eight minutes vs. Austin Peay (11/21/14) … Combined for 16 points over that two-game stretch after totaling 30 points in his first 28 career games … Hit 3-pointer vs. both American (12/6/14) and Hampton (12/17/14) … Made two free throws at Wisconsin (2/15/15) and at Iowa (2/25/15) … Played in 12 games as a sophomore, scoring 11 points … Season- high six points and career-high two three-pointers in opener vs. Alabama State (11/8/13) … Three points vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13) … Played in 16 games as a freshman … Made 4-of-11 shots from the field, including 3-of-9 from 3-point land, and a perfect 8-for-8 at the line … Scored season-high seven points in eight minutes vs. St. Francis-N.Y. (11/12/11) … Prospect High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,484 points … Averaged 22 points, four assists and 2.7 rebounds as a senior … Made 75 three-pointers on the season while shooting 38.5 percent from behind the arc … Scored 44 points and hit seven three-pointers vs. Buffalo Grove (2/10/12). LATULIP’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2012-13 16-0 38-2.4 4-11/.364 3-9/.333 8-8/1.000 0-2–2/0.1 3-0 0 1 0 0 19-1.2 2013-14 12-0 44-3.7 3-9/.333 3-9/.333 2-4/.500 0-3–3/0.3 7-0 2 1 0 1 11-0.9 2014-15 16-0 45-2.8 6-13/.462 4-9/.444 10-10/1.000 0-9–9/0.6 3-0 0 1 0 1 26-1.6 TOTAL 44-0 127-2.9 13-33/.394 10-27/.370 20-22/.909 0-14–14/0.3 13-0 2 3 0 2 56-1.3

27 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball 2015-16 RESULTS / ATTENDANCE

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS Nov. 13 vs. North Florida L, 81-93 5,186 25 – Thorne Jr. 14 – Thorne Jr. Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota State W, 80-74 5,332 21 – Thorne Jr. 8 – Thorne Jr. Nov. 18 at Providence L, 59-60 8,069 17 – Coleman-Lands 11 – Hill Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga L, 77-81 5,653 25 – Hill 11 – Thorne Jr. Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State W, 82-79 5,023 17 – Finke 9 – Thorne Jr. Nov. 27 vs. UAB W, 72-58 2,222 * 18 – Nunn 8 – Thorne Jr. Nov. 28 vs. #4 Iowa State L, 73-84 2,222 * 20 – Hill 8 – Black Dec. 2 Notre Dame L, 79-84 14,953 19 – Hill 7 – Black & Nunn Dec. 5 Western Carolina W, 80-68 11,455 27 – Nunn 6 – Finke Dec. 9 Yale W, 69-65 11,648 28 – Nunn 5 – Hill Dec. 12 vs. UIC W, 83-79 5,151 22 – Hill 5 – Finke & Nunn Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State

* sold out

ATTENDANCE Games Totals Average High Game Sellouts HOME 3 38,056 12,685 14,953 0 AWAY 1 8,069 8,069 8,069 0 NEUTRAL 7 30,789 4,398 5,653 2 TOTALS 11 76,914 6,992 14,953 2

28 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS GAME FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR––TOT PF AS TO BK ST PTS (1st-2nd) Nov. 13 Illinois 32-71/.451 5-16/.313 12-23/.522 12-28–40 14 14 5 2 2 81 (34-47) vs. North Florida 35-67/.522 17-33/.515 6-8/.750 4-32–36 21 20 6 6 2 93 (47-46) Nov. 15 Illinois 28-57/.491 7-17/.412 17-27/.630 7-28–35 17 15 12 4 7 80 (28-52) vs. North Dakota State 27-61/.443 11-27/.407 9-10/.900 6-25–31 23 12 15 2 5 74 (39-35) Nov. 18 Illinois 23-60/.383 9-25/.360 4-6/.667 15-24–39 21 17 13 3 5 59 (30-29) at Providence 23-60/.383 6-23/.261 8-18/.444 16-23–39 13 13 8 4 6 60 (32-28) Nov. 21 Illinois 30-58/.517 4-13/.308 13-18/.722 8-20–28 17 14 16 3 6 77 (32-45) vs. Chattanooga 29-58/.500 12-30/.400 11-13/.846 7-24–31 18 17 19 8 10 81 (39-42) Nov. 23 Illinois 22-55/.400 9-26/.346 29-41/.707 14-26–40 19 14 14 1 8 82 (32-50) vs. Chicago State 26-57/.456 11-25/.440 16-22/.727 7-24–31 29 11 12 4 5 79 (40-39) Nov. 27 Illinois 27-56/.482 5-12/.417 13-19/.684 8-23–31 17 14 11 0 10 72 (28-44) vs. UAB 19-49/.388 5-23/.217 15-19/.789 8-24–32 16 11 16 7 5 58 (23-35) Nov. 28 Illinois 29-63/.460 10-26/.385 5-8/.625 7-23–30 13 12 10 0 2 73 (39-34) vs. Iowa State 33-67/.493 6-25/.240 12-14/.857 11-29–40 12 11 8 0 6 84 (40-44) Dec. 2 Illinois 30-71/.423 11-29/.379 8-9/.889 11-22–33 20 15 3 1 7 79 (41-38) Notre Dame 29-56/.518 10-20/.500 16-22/.727 6-29–35 14 13 9 5 1 84 (33-51) Dec. 5 Illinois 28-53/.528 7-18/.389 17-21/.810 9-25–34 18 14 16 1 7 80 (39-41) Western Carolina 21-48/.438 11-24/.458 15-18/.833 3-18–21 20 12 19 2 8 68 (34-34) Dec. 9 Illinois 26-65/.400 8-26/.308 9-11/.818 7-18–25 18 12 5 1 7 69 (33-36) Yale 25-58/.431 5-18/.278 10-14/.714 17-31–48 16 14 23 3 2 65 (25-40) Dec. 12 Illinois 25-53/.472 9-22/.409 24-35/.686 7-23–30 15 18 11 5 5 83 (41-42) vs. UIC 30-63/.476 9-15/.600 10-14/.714 11-29–40 29 18 14 5 3 79 (30-49) Dec. 19 Illinois South Dakota Dec. 23 Illinois vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Illinois Michigan Jan. 3 Illinois at Ohio State Jan. 7 Illinois at Michigan State Jan. 10 Illinois Purdue Jan. 16 Illinois Nebraska Jan. 19 Illinois at Indiana Jan. 23 Illinois at Minnesota Jan. 28 Illinois Ohio State Jan. 31 Illinois Wisconsin Feb. 3 Illinois at Rutgers Feb. 7 Illinois Iowa Feb. 13 Illinois at Northwestern Feb. 16 Illinois Rutgers Feb. 21 Illinois at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Illinois Indiana Feb. 28 Illinois Minnesota March 3 Illinois at Maryland March 6 Illinois at Penn State

29 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball TEAM SUPERLATIVES

ILLINOIS HIGHS LOWS Points 83 vs. UIC (12/12/15) 59 at Providence (11/18/15) First-Half Points 41 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) & vs. UIC (12/12/15) 28 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) & vs. UAB (11/27/15) Second-Half Points 52 vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) 29 at Providence (11/18/15) Overtime Points N/A N/A Winning Margin 14 (72-58) vs. UAB (11/27/15) 3 (82-79) vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) Field Goals 32 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 23 at Providence (11/18/15) Field Goal Attempts 71 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) & vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) 53 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) & vs. UIC (12/12/15) Field Goal Percentage .528 (28-53) vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) .383 (23-60) at Providence (11/18/15) 3-Point Field Goals 11 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) 4 vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 29 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) 12 vs. UAB (11/27/15) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .417 (5-12) vs. UAB (11/27/15) .308 (4-13) vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) & (8-26) vs. Yale (12/9/15) Free Throws 29 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) 4 at Providence (11/18/15) Free Throw Attempts 41 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) 6 at Providence (11/18/15) Free Throw Percentage .889 (8-9) vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) .522 (12-23) vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Rebounds 40 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) & vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) 25 vs. Yale (12/9/15) Offensive Rebounds 15 at Providence (11/18/15) 7, four times; last vs. UIC (12/12/15) Defensive Rebounds 28 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) & vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) 18 vs. Yale (12/9/15) Personal Fouls 21 at Providence (11/18/15) 13 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) Assists 18 vs. UIC (12/12/15) 12 vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) & vs. Yale (12/9/15) Turnovers 16 vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) & vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) 3 vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Blocked Shots 5 vs. UIC (12/12/15) 0 vs. UAB (11/27/15) & vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) Steals 10 vs. UAB (11/27/15) 2 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) & vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) Largest Lead 17 (60-43) vs. UAB (11/27/15) Largest Deficit 23 (45-68) vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win 14 (28-42) vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) & (52-66) vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) Largest Lead Relinquished in a Loss 10 (43-33) vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) Largest Halftime Lead 11 (41-30) vs. UIC (12/12/15) Largest Halftime Deficit 13 (34-47) vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome in a Win 11 (28-39) vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Largest Halftime Lead Relinquished in a Loss 8 (41-33) vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15)

OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 93, North Florida (11/13/15) 58, UAB (11/27/15) First-Half Points 47, North Florida (11/13/15) 23, UAB (11/27/15) Second-Half Points 51, Notre Dame (12/2/15) 28, Providence (11/18/15) Overtime Points N/A N/A Winning Margin 12 (93-81), North Florida (11/13/15) 1 (60-59), Providence (11/18/15) Field Goals 35, North Florida (11/13/15) 19, UAB (11/27/15) Field Goal Attempts 67, North Florida (11/13/15) & Iowa State (11/28/15) 48, Western Carolina (12/5/15) Field Goal Percentage .522 (35-67), North Florida (11/13/15) .383 (23-60), Providence (11/18/15) 3-Point Field Goals 17, North Florida (11/13/15) 5, UAB (11/27/15) & Yale (12/9/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attemps 33, North Florida (11/13/15) 15, UIC (12/12/15) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .600 (9-15), UIC (12/12/15) .217 (5-23), UAB (11/27/15) Free Throws 16, Chicago State (11/23/15) & Notre Dame (12/2/15) 6, North Florida (11/13/15) Free Throw Attemps 22, Chicago State (11/23/15) & Notre Dame (12/2/15) 8, North Florida (11/13/15) Free Throw Percentage .900 (9-10), North Dakota State (11/15/15) .444 (8-18), Providence (11/18/15) Rebounds 48, Yale (12/9/15) 21, Western Carolina (12/5/15) Offensive Rebounds 17, Yale (12/9/15) 3, Western Carolina (12/5/15) Defensive Rebounds 32, North Florida (11/13/15) 18, Western Carolina (12/5/15) Personal Fouls 29, Chicago State (11/23/15) & UIC (12/12/15) 11, Iowa State (11/28/15) Assists 20, North Florida (11/13/15) 11, three times; last, Iowa State (11/28/15) Turnovers 23, Yale (12/9/15) 6, North Florida (11/13/15) Blocked Shots 8, Chattanooga (11/21/15) 0, Iowa State (11/28/15) Steals 10, Chattanooga (11/21/15) 1, Notre Dame (12/2/15)

30 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES ILLINOIS’ TOP INDIVIDUAL GAMES ILLINOIS HIGHS Points ...... 28, Kendrick Nunn vs. Yale (12/9/15) 20-POINT GAMES Field Goals ...... 11, Mike Thorne Jr. vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 1. 28...... Kendrick Nunn vs. Yale (12/9/15) Field Goal Attempts ...... 20, Mike Thorne Jr. vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 2. 27. . Kendrick Nunn vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 att.) ...... 1.000 (6-6), Maverick Morgan vs. UAB (11/27/15) 3. 25. . . . Mike Thorne Jr. vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 3-Point Field Goals ...... 6, Kendrick Nunn vs. Yale (12/9/15) 25...... Malcolm Hill vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts ...... 11, Kendrick Nunn vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) 5. 24. . .Michael Finke vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) ...... 11, Kendrick Nunn vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) 6. 22...... Malcolm Hill vs. UIC (12/12/15) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 4 att.) ...... 750 (6-8), Kendrick Nunn vs. Yale (12/9/15) 7. 21. . Mike Thorne Jr. vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Free Throws ...... 11, Malcolm Hill vs. UIC (12/12/15) 8. 20...... Malcolm Hill vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Free Throw Attempts ...... 14, Malcolm Hill vs. UIC (12/12/15) 20...... Malcolm Hill vs. Iowa State (11/28/15) Free Throw Percentage (min. 6 att.) ...... 889 (8-9), Michael Finke vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) Rebounds ...... 14, Mike Thorne Jr. vs. North Florida (11/13/15) REBOUNDS Assists ...... 8, Khalid Lewis vs. UIC (12/12/15) 1. 14. . . . Mike Thorne Jr. vs. North Florida (11/13/15) Turnovers ...... 4, Malcolm Hill vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) 2. 11...... Malcolm Hill at Providence (11/18/15) ...... 4, Jalen Coleman-Lands vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) 11. . . . Mike Thorne Jr. vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) Blocked Shots ...... 2, Mike Thorne Jr. vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) 4. 10...... Malcolm Hill vs. North Florida (11/13/15) ...... 2, Malcolm Hill at Providence (11/18/15) 5. 9. . . . Mike Thorne Jr. vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) ...... 2, Mike Thorne Jr. vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) ...... 2, Malcolm Hill vs. UIC (12/12/15) ASSISTS Steals ...... 4, Jalen Coleman-Lands vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) 1. 8...... Khalid Lewis vs. UIC (12/12/15) ...... 4, Malcolm Hill vs. UAB (11/27/15) 2. 7...... Malcolm Hill vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) ...... 4, Malcolm Hill vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) 7...... Malcolm Hill vs. Yale (12/9/15) Minutes ...... 40, Malcolm Hill at Providence (11/18/15) 4. 6...... Malcolm Hill vs. UAB (11/27/15) 6...... Jaylon Tate vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15)

BLOCKED SHOTS OPPONENT HIGHS 1. 2. .Mike Thorne Jr. vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Points ...... 26, Dallas Moore, North Florida (11/13/15) 2...... Malcolm Hill at Providence (11/18/15) Field Goals ...... 11, Dallas Moore, North Florida (11/13/15) 2. . . . . Mike Thorne Jr. vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) Field Goal Attempts ...... 20, Dallas Moore, North Florida (11/13/15) 2...... Malcolm Hill vs. UIC (12/12/15) Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 att.) ...... 700 (7-10), Abdel Nader, Iowa State (11/28/15) 5. 1...... Malcom Hill vs. North Florida (11/13/15) ...... 700 (7-10), Justin Sears, Yale (12/9/15) 1. . . Maverick Morgan vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 3-Point Field Goals ...... 7, Beau Beech, North Florida (11/13/15) 1. .Malcolm Hill vs. vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts ...... 12, Elliott Cole, Chicago State (11/23/15) 1. . .Leron Black vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 4 att.) ...... 875 (7-8), Beau Beech, North Florida (11/13/15) 1...... Khalid Lewis at Providence (11/18/15) Free Throws ...... 7, Chris Cokley, UAB (11/27/15) 1. . . Maverick Morgan vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) ...... 7, Justin Sears, Yale (12/9/15) 1. . . . Mike Thorne Jr. vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) ree hrow ttempts ...... 9, Kieran Woods, Chicago State (11/23/15) F T A 1...... Leron Black vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) ...... 9, Justin Sears, Yale (12/9/15) 1. . . . .Malcolm Hill vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Free Throw Percentage (min. 6 att.) ...... 1.000 (6-6), Monte Morris, Iowa State (11/28/15) 1...... Malcolm Hill vs. Yale (12/9/15) ...... 1.000 (6-6), Dominique Matthews, UIC (12/12/15) 1...... Jalen Coleman-Lands vs. UIC (12/12/15) Rebounds ...... 14, Zach Auguste, Notre Dame (12/2/15) 1...... Michael Finke vs. UIC (12/12/15) ...... 14, Brandon Sherrod, Yale (12/9/15) 1...... Aaron Jordan vs. UIC (12/12/15) Assists ...... 10, Dallas Moore, North Florida (11/13/15) Turnovers ...... 6, Dikembe Dixson, UIC (12/12/15) STEALS Blocked Shots ...... 4, Justin Tuoyo, Chattanooga (11/21/15) 1. 4. .Jalen Coleman-Lands vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15) Steals ...... 4, Mike Brown, Western Carolina (12/5/15) 4...... Malcolm Hill vs. UAB (11/27/15) Minutes ...... 40, Steve Vasturia, Notre Dame (12/2/15) 4...... Malcolm Hill vs. Notre Dame (12/2/15) 4. 3...... Malcolm Hill vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) 3. .Jalen Coleman-Lands vs. Chicago State (11/23/15)

MINUTES 1. 40...... Malcolm Hill at Providence (11/18/15) 2. 39. . . . . Malcolm Hill vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) 3. 38...... Malcolm Hill vs. North Florida (11/13/15) 38...... Malcolm Hill vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) 38...... Malcolm Hill vs. Iowa State (11/28/15)

31 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball SPECIALTY STATISTICS

Pts in Paint Pts off TO 2nd Chance Pts Fast Break Pts Bench Pts Largest Largest Lead OPPONENT (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) Lead Deficit Changes Ties Nov. 13 vs. North Florida 38-28 6-8 16-4 2-2 18-13 – 23 (45-68) 0 0 Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota State 30-28 16-13 7-6 2-4 34-23 8 (77-69) 14 (28-42) 2 2 Nov. 18 at Providence 14-30 13-17 12-18 2-4 38-13 3 (57-54) 7 (30-37) 11 8 Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga 40-30 21-12 8-8 6-2 27-27 9 (69-60) 15 (14-29) 4 5 Nov. 23 vs. Chicago State 26-24 13-12 12-2 4-6 30-3 4 (14-10) 14 (52-66) 7 5 Nov. 27 vs. UAB 30-18 18-15 5-11 0-0 48-42 17 (60-43) 3 (3-6) 10 3 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 28-44 9-18 12-13 0-0 17-10 6 (12-6) 17 (67-84) 13 8 Dec. 2 Notre Dame 28-32 14-4 14-6 2-2 32-13 10 (43-33) 14 (66-80) 10 5 Dec. 5 Western Carolina 22-16 23-17 6-0 10-2 37-17 13 (76-63) 1 (2-3) 2 3 Dec. 9 Yale 24-32 25-5 11-11 4-2 10-9 10 (35-25) 4 (0-4) 9 9 Dec. 12 vs. UIC 24-32 17-9 6-8 9-9 30-23 12 (36-24) 7 (5-12) 8 4 Dec. 19 South Dakota Dec. 23 vs. Missouri Dec. 30 Michigan Jan. 3 at Ohio State Jan. 7 at Michigan State Jan. 10 Purdue Jan. 16 Nebraska Jan. 19 at Indiana Jan. 23 at Minnesota Jan. 28 Ohio State Jan. 31 Wisconsin Feb. 3 at Rutgers Feb. 7 Iowa Feb. 13 at Northwestern Feb. 16 Rutgers Feb. 21 at Wisconsin Feb. 25 Indiana Feb. 28 Minnesota March 3 at Maryland March 6 at Penn State Totals 304-314 175-130 109-87 41-33 321-193 Average 27.6-28.5 15.9-11.8 9.9-7.9 3.7-3.0 29.1-17.5 Margin -0.9 +4.1 +2.0 +0.7 +11.6

32 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball GAME 1 GAME 2

OfficialNORTH Basketball FLORIDA Box Score -- 93,Game TotalsILLINOIS -- Final Statistics 81 Official Basketball BoxILLINOIS Score -- Game80, NORTH Totals -- DAKOTA Final Statistics STATE 74 NOV. 13, 2015 // PRAIRIE CAPITALNorth Florida CONVENTION vs Illinois CENTER // SPRINGFIELD, ILL. NorthNOV. Dakota 15, State2015 vs// IllinoisPRAIRIE CAPITAL CONVENTION CENTER // SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 11/13/15 7 p.m. at Springfield, Ill.; PCCC 11/15/15 2 p.m. at Springfield, Ill.; PCCC

North Florida 93 • 1-0 North Dakota State 74 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 BEECH, Beau f 8-12 7-8 2-2 044425321129 40 Dexter Werner f 2-5 0-0 2-2 0 4 4 3 6 0 2 1 1 28 35 DAVENPORT, Chris f 2-8 1-5 2-2 0 7 7 5 7 2 0 2 0 22 02 Paul Miller g 7-13 4-9 1-2 0 2 2 2 19 2 2 0 0 37 11 MACKEY, Trent g 4-9 4-9 1-1 0 2 2 3 13 3 0 0 1 38 03 Carlin Dupree g 3-6 1-2 2-2 0 4 4 1 9 3 4 0 2 22 14 MOORE, Dallas g 11-20 3-6 1-2 0 3 3 1 26 10 0 0 0 38 21 A.J. Jacobson g 4-8 1-3 2-2 0 3 3 4 11 0 2 1 0 28 23 MALONGA, Nick g 4-7 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 3 9 1 1 1 0 25 22 Kory Brown g 2-4 0-0 2-2 3 2 5 5 6 2 2 0 1 21 12 BODAGER, Aaron 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 5 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 17 00 Brian Ishola 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 DANIELS, Demarcus 6-11 1-3 0-0 279413022031 04 Malik Clements 6-13 4-8 0-0 066216120126 Team 1 0 1 13 Khy Kabellis 3-10 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 3 7 3 1 0 0 22 Totals 35-67 17-33 6-8 4 32 36 21 93 20 6 6 2 200 30 Spencer Eliason 0-1 0-0 0-0 1012 0100010 42 FG % 1st Half: 18-34 52.9% 2nd half: 17-33 51.5% Game: 35-67 52.2% Deadball Dylan Miller 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3FG % 1st Half: 9-17 52.9% 2nd half: 8-16 50.0% Game: 17-33 51.5% Rebounds Team 2 0 2 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 6-8 75.0% 0,1 Totals 27-61 11-27 9-10 6 25 31 23 74 12 15 2 5 200

Illinois 81 • 0-1 FG % 1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 2nd half: 11-30 36.7% Game: 27-61 44.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 11-27 40.7% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 9-10 90.0% 0,1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 Thorne Jr., Mike c 11-20 0-0 3-8 6 8 14 0 25 000028 Illinois 80 • 1-1 00 Williams, D.J. g 2-5 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 13 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 01 Tate, Jaylon g 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 21 Hill, Malcolm g 6-17 1-5 7-9 3 7 10 4 20 5 2 1 0 38 33 Thorne Jr., Mike c 8-11 0-0 5-9 268221022023 23 Jordan, Aaron g 5-10 3-5 1-2 011214300131 03 Lewis, Khalid g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 15 03 Lewis, Khalid 2-5 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 0 5 3 1 0 0 32 21 Hill, Malcolm g 3-12 1-3 6-7 044113531035 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 2-5 1-3 0-0 0225 5100014 23 Jordan, Aaron g 2-3 2-3 1-2 0 1 1 2 7 2 1 0 1 17 22 Morgan, Maverick 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 1 1 7 44 Austin, Alex g 2-5 1-3 0-1 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 1 25 43 Finke, Michael 1-1 0-0 0-0 0000 20100 5 00 Williams, D.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 44 Austin, Alex 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 4-12 3-6 4-6 022215220432 Team 3 0 3 12 Black, Leron 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 2 5 1 0 1 0 15 Totals 32-71 5-16 12-23 12 28 40 14 81 14 5 2 2 200 22 Morgan, Maverick 5-7 0-0 0-0 145010010116 FG % 1st Half: 15-38 39.5% 2nd half: 17-33 51.5% Game: 32-71 45.1% Deadball 43 Finke, Michael 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 13 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 5-16 31.3% Rebounds Team 0 3 3 1 FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 8-16 50.0% Game: 12-23 52.2% 5,2 Totals 28-57 7-17 17-27 7 28 35 17 80 15 12 4 7 200

Officials: Jim Schipper, Darryl Smith, Tim Stewart FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 16-29 55.2% Game: 28-57 49.1% Deadball Technical fouls: North Florida-None. Illinois-None. 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 7-17 41.2% Rebounds Attendance: 5186 FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 15-22 68.2% Game: 17-27 63.0% 6,1

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Officials: Bo Boroski, Tom Eades, Kelly Pfeifer North Florida 47 46 93 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Technical fouls: North Dakota State-None. Illinois-None. UNF 28 8 4 2 13 Attendance: 5332 Illinois 34 47 81 ILL 38 6 16 2 18 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Last FG - UNF 2nd-00:33, ILL 2nd-00:18. Score tied - 0 times. North Dakota State 39 35 74 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Largest lead - UNF by 23 2nd-14:19, ILL None. Lead changed - 0 times. NDSU 28 13 6 4 23 UNF led for 39:37. ILL led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:23. Illinois 28 52 80 ILL 30 16 7 2 34

Last FG - NDSU 2nd-00:14, ILL 2nd-02:30. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - NDSU by 14 1st-05:05, ILL by 8 2nd-00:36. Lead changed - 2 times. NDSU led for 32:23. ILL led for 05:56. Game was tied for 01:41.

GAME 3 GAME 4

OfficialPROVIDENCE Basketball Box Score 60, -- Game ILLINOIS Totals -- Final 59 Statistics Official Basketball Box ScoreCHATTANOOGA -- Game Totals 81, -- Final ILLINOIS Statistics 77 NOV. 18, 2015 // IllinoisDUNKIN’ vs DONUTS Providence CENTER College // PROVIDENCE, R.I. ChattanoogaNOV. 21, vs2015 Illinois // PRAIRIE CAPITAL CONVENTION CENTER // SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 11/18/15 7:01 p.m. at Providence, R.I. - Dunkin' Donuts Center 11/21/15 7:30 p.m. at Springfield, Ill.; PCCC

Illinois 59 • 1-2 Chattanooga 81 • 3-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 BLACK, Leron f 0-10-00-00004 00200 4 05 Justin Tuoyo f 4-6 0-1 4-5 0 2 2 4 12 2 1 4 2 22 33 THORNE, Mike f 0-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 5 0 1 1 0 1 13 01 Greg Pryor g 4-8 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 10 2 1 0 3 35 03 LEWIS, Khalid g 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 20 15 Eric Robertson g 5-10 5-10 0-0 011415211128 21 HILL, Malcom g 7-17 1-5 0-0 2 9 11 2 15 3 2 2 1 40- 23 Tre' McLean g 4-11 1-5 2-2 1 6 7 2 11 1 5 2 0 31 44 AUSTIN, Alex g 1-7 1-6 1-2 2 3 5 2 4 4 1 0 0 33 24 Casey Jones g 3-9 0-1 0-0 2 6 8 4 6 5 3 1 1 25 05 COLEMAN-LANDS, Jale 6-9 5-7 0-0 3 1 4 2 17 2 3 0 1 27 00 Chuck Ester 5-5 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 12 2 1 0 0 18 22 MORGAN, Maverick 2-5 0-0 2-2 0333 6020021 02 Dee Oldham 0-2 0-1 0-0 1010 0020110 23 JORDAN, Aaron 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 15 04 J. Burroughs-Cook 1-2 0-1 3-4 0 3 3 0 5 3 1 0 1 15 43 FINKE, Michael 5-8 1-3 1-2 347012200027 10 Peyton Woods 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 000000+ Team 2 3 5 20 Duke Ethridge 3-5 2-3 2-2 2 3 5 1 10 0 4 0 1 16 Totals 23-60 9-25 4-6 15 24 39 21 59 17 13 3 5 200 Team 1 0 1

FG % 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd half: 10-32 31.3% Game: 23-60 38.3% Deadball Totals 29-58 12-30 11-13 7 24 31 18 81 17 19 8 10 200 Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 9-25 36.0% Deadball 1,1 FG % 1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 29-58 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 4-6 66.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 8-15 53.3% Game: 12-30 40.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 11-13 84.6% 3 Providence College 60 • 2-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Illinois 77 • 1-3 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 00 BENTIL, Ben f 7-17 2-7 2-4 8 4 12 3 18 312338 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 BULLOCK, Rodney f 6-12 0-2 1-3 5 1 6 3 13 0 1 0 1 33 33 Thorne Jr., Mike c 7-12 0-0 4-7 5 6 11 2 18 022026 03 DUNN, Kris g 3-8 1-3 3-5 0 8 8 3 10 3 3 2 0 29 03 Lewis, Khalid g 3-6 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 7 4 2 0 2 31 32 LOMOMBA, Junior g 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 16 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen g 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 19 35 FAZEKAS, Ryan g 1-4 0-2 1-2 2 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 21 21 Hill, Malcolm g 8-13 0-2 9-11 1 0 1 3 25 3 4 0 3 38 10 SMITH, Quadree 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 44 Austin, Alex g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 21 LINDSEY, Jalen 1-4 0-3 1-2 0111 3000025 00 Williams, D.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 22 COUNCIL, Ricky 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 Black, Leron 2-2 0-0 0-0 0223 41100 9 24 CARTWRIGHT, Kyron 3-9 2-4 0-2 0330 8610025 22 Morgan, Maverick 4-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 8 1 0 1 0 14 25 EDWARDS, Drew 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 Jordan, Aaron 3-5 2-4 0-0 0112 8010025 Team 1 1 2 1 43 Finke, Michael 3-8 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 7 2 1 0 0 24 Totals 23-60 6-23 8-18 16 23 39 13 60 13 8 4 6 200 Team 1 1 2 1 FG % 1st Half: 13-39 33.3% 2nd half: 10-21 47.6% Game: 23-60 38.3% Deadball Totals 30-58 4-13 13-18 8 20 28 17 77 14 16 3 6 200 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 6-23 26.1% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd half: 16-32 50.0% Game: 30-58 51.7% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 8-18 44.4% 6 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 4-13 30.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 13-18 72.2% 1,1 Officials: Gene Steratore, Larry Scirotto, Paul Szelc Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Providence College-None. Officials: Terry Oglesby, Rob Kueneman, Gerald Williams Attendance: 8069 Technical fouls: Chattanooga-Greg Pryor; TEAM. Illinois-None. Attendance: 5653 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Illinois 30 29 59 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILLINOIS 14 13 12 2 38 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Providence College 32 28 60 PC 30 17 18 4 13 Chattanooga 39 42 81 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UTC 30 12 8 2 27 Illinois 32 45 77 ILL 40 21 8 6 27 Last FG - ILLINOIS 2nd-01:18, PC 2nd-03:59. Score tied - 8 times. Largest lead - ILLINOIS by 3 1st-19:07, PC by 7 2nd-17:37. Lead changed - 11 times. ILLINOIS led for 04:29. PC led for 29:28. Game was tied for 06:03. Last FG - UTC 2nd-01:04, ILL 2nd-00:49. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - UTC by 15 1st-09:52, ILL by 9 2nd-06:26. Lead changed - 4 times. UTC led for 29:30. ILL led for 07:26. Game was tied for 03:03.

33 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball GAME 5 GAME 6

OfficialILLINOIS Basketball Box82, Score CHICAGO -- Game Totals STATE -- Final Statistics 79 Official BasketballILLINOIS Box Score 72, -- Game UAB Totals 58 -- Final Statistics NOV. 23, 2015 // PRAIRIE CAPITALChicago CONVENTIONState vs Illinois CENTER // SPRINGFIELD, ILL. NOV. 27, 2015 // UAB THE vsARENA Illinois // NICEVILLE, FLA. 11/23/15 7 p.m. at Springfield, Ill.; PCCC 11/27/15 8:30 PM at Emerald Coast Classic

Chicago State 79 • 3-2 UAB 58 • 3-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 44 Davis, Quron c 3-4 0-0 0-2 2 2 4 4 6 0 1 0 1 21 02 Norton,Nick * 2-10 2-8 0-0 0222 6211329 00 Adekoya, Jawad g 4-8 3-7 2-2 0 4 4 4 13 1 1 0 0 29 11 Williams,Dirk * 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 18 01 Woods, Kieran g 7-14 1-1 5-9 066420440337 21 Mehinti,Tosin * 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 16 03 Cole, Elliott g 6-13 5-12 4-4 0 5 5 3 21 6 2 0 0 36 22 Madison,Tyler * 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 14 15 Palmer, Trayvon g 5-11 1-3 5-5 325416012140 35 Sullivan,Lewis * 1-1 1-1 1-2 1 4 5 2 4 0 1 1 0 14 10 Sims Jr., Fred 1-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 13 00 Baxter,Hakeem 1-3 0-0 4-4 1 1 2 2 6 2 3 0 0 19 21 Batson, Joshua 0-1 0-0 0-0 0112 00000 4 01 Watts,Denzell 1-3 0-0 0-0 0220 2100012 32 Byrd, Montana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 03 Cokley,Chris 3-5 0-0 7-8 2 4 6 2 13 0 0 0 0 23 33 Madrid-Andrews, J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0114 0021013 04 Brown,Robert 6-14 1-7 0-0 213213340029 Team 2 2 4 1 34 Lee,William 3-6 1-3 1-2 1 6 7 2 8 1 3 3 1 26 Totals 26-57 11-25 16-22 7 24 31 29 79 11 12 4 5 200 Team 0 0 0 Totals 19-49 5-23 15-19 8 24 32 16 58 11 16 7 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 26-57 45.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 11-25 44.0% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 9-23 39.1% 2nd half: 10-26 38.5% Game: 19-49 38.8% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 16-22 72.7% 4,1 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 5-23 21.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 15-19 78.9% 3 Illinois 82 • 2-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Illinois 72 • 3-3 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 33 Thorne Jr., Mike c 3-7 0-0 6-9 3 6 9 3 12 0 0 1 0 26 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Lewis, Khalid g 3-6 1-2 1-4 0 2 2 2 8 3 2 0 2 24 43 Finke, Michael f 0-2 0-2 1-2 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 19 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen g 4-7 4-7 0-0 0 1 1 3 12 0 4 0 3 26 33 Thorne Jr., Mike c 1-7 0-0 6-8 3 5 8 4 8 0 2 0 0 26 21 Hill, Malcolm g 3-9 1-3 5-6 2 4 6 2 12 7 1 0 2 39 03 Lewis, Khalid g 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 18 44 Austin, Alex g 2-4 0-2 4-5 2 3 5 3 8 3 1 0 0 29 21 Hill, Malcolm g 4-11 1-2 3-4 1 3 4 1 12 6 3 0 4 33 00 Williams, D.J. 0-4 0-1 2-4 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 12 44 Austin, Alex g 0-00-00-00110 00000 6 22 Morgan, Maverick 1-3 0-0 1-2 0220 30100 8 01 Tate, Jaylon 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 22 23 Jordan, Aaron 2-7 2-6 2-2 1 1 2 2 8 0 1 0 1 16 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 1-4 1-3 0-0 0111 3000116 43 Finke, Michael 4-8 1-5 8-9 123217120020 12 Black, Leron 6-9 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 4 12 1 0 0 2 21 Team 3 4 7 22 Morgan, Maverick 6-6 0-0 0-1 0001121100 8 Totals 22-55 9-26 29-41 14 26 40 19 82 14 14 1 8 200 25 Nunn, Kendrick 7-15 3-5 1-1 0 5 5 1 18 2 0 0 2 31 Team 1 2 3 FG % 1st Half: 9-32 28.1% 2nd half: 13-23 56.5% Game: 22-55 40.0% Deadball Totals 27-56 5-12 13-19 8 23 31 17 72 14 11 0 10 200 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 9-26 34.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 11-17 64.7% 2nd half: 18-24 75.0% Game: 29-41 70.7% 6 FG % 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 16-26 61.5% Game: 27-56 48.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 5-12 41.7% Rebounds Officials: Glen Mayborg, Tim Clougherty, Brooks Wells FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 13-19 68.4% 3 Technical fouls: Chicago State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 5023 Officials: Mike Eades, Mark Whitehead, Pat Adams Technical fouls: UAB-None. Illinois-None. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Attendance: 2222 Chicago State 40 39 79 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CSU 24 12 2 6 3 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Illinois 32 50 82 ILL 26 13 12 4 30 UAB 23 35 58 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UAB 18 15 11 0 42 Last FG - CSU 2nd-01:08, ILL 2nd-00:00. Score tied - 5 times. Illinois 28 44 72 ILL 30 18 5 0 48 Largest lead - CSU by 14 1st-01:01, ILL by 4 1st-12:36. Lead changed - 7 times. CSU led for 34:50. ILL led for 02:28. Game was tied for 02:42. Last FG - UAB 2nd-04:03, ILL 2nd-00:26. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - UAB by 3 1st-16:11, ILL by 17 2nd-08:56. Lead changed - 11 times. UAB led for 05:57. ILL led for 32:59. Game was tied for 01:01.

GAME 7 GAME 8

Official#4/5 Basketball IOWA Box STATE Score -- Game84, Totals ILLINOIS -- Final Statistics 73 OfficialNOTRE Basketball DAME Box Score 84, -- Game ILLINOIS Totals -- Final 79 Statistics NOV. 28, 2015#4 //Iowa THE State ARENA vs //Illinois NICEVILLE, FLA. DEC. 2, 2015 // STATENotre FARM Dame CENTER vs Illinois // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 11/28/15 6:00 PM at Emerald Coast Classic 12/02/15 8:15 p.m. at Champaign, Ill.; State Farm Center

#4 Iowa State 84 • 5-0 Notre Dame 84 • 5-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 McKay,Jameel * 2-6 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 1 5 0 1 0 0 27 03 V.J. Beachem f 3-8 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 9 0 0 1 0 23 02 Nader,Abdel * 7-10 1-3 3-4 2 3 5 4 18 3 1 0 2 27 30 Zach Auguste f 6-13 0-0 4-7 3 11 14 1 16 4 3 2 1 33 11 Morris,Monte * 7-14 0-3 6-6 099020600037 35 Bonzie Colson f 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 7 7 1 4 1 1 1 0 29 15 Mitrou-Long,Naz * 3-11 2-9 0-0 1 4 5 2 8 0 1 0 1 35 11 Demetrius Jackson g 6-10 3-4 6-8 0 2 2 4 21 4 2 1 0 37 31 Niang,Georges * 10-15 1-4 2-2 358323120033 32 Steve Vasturia g 9-14 3-5 0-0 213221310040- 00 Carter,Simeon 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 Austin Torres 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 03 Cooke,Hallice 0-1 0-1 0-0 1121 0020010 04 Matt Ryan 1-2 1-2 0-0 0220 3000011 21 Thomas,Matt 4-8 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 1 10 1 1 0 3 28 05 Matt Farrell 2-5 0-2 6-7 0 4 4 2 10 1 1 0 0 23 23 Ashton,Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 1 Team 1 1 2 1 33 Ernst,Brady 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29-56 10-20 16-22 6 29 35 14 84 13 9 5 1 200 Team 0 0 0 Totals 33-67 6-25 12-14 11 29 40 12 84 11 8 0 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd half: 16-28 57.1% Game: 29-56 51.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 10-20 50.0% Rebounds 4,1 FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 2nd half: 19-36 52.8% Game: 33-67 49.3% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 16-22 72.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd half: 0-12 0.0% Game: 6-25 24.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 6-6 100.0 Game: 12-14 85.7% 2 Illinois 79 • 3-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Illinois 73 • 3-4 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 12 Black, Leron f 1-7 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 1 0 20 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 Morgan, Maverick c 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 13 33 Thorne Jr., Mike c 4-6 0-0 2-3 1 6 7 0 10 0 0 0 1 13 03 Lewis, Khalid g 3-6 1-1 0-0 3 0 3 0 7 1 0 0 0 16 03 Lewis, Khalid g 1-7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 28 21 Hill, Malcolm g 6-10 2-3 5-5 1 2 3 4 19 3 1 0 4 30 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen g 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 20 25 Nunn, Kendrick g 5-16 2-11 1-2 077413100137 21 Hill, Malcolm g 7-14 4-7 2-2 1 4 5 4 20 1 0 0 0 38 01 Tate, Jaylon 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 15 25 Nunn, Kendrick g 7-15 4-11 1-2 044019310036 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 5-11 4-10 0-0 112214110023 01 Tate, Jaylon 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 0 12 23 Jordan, Aaron 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 12 Black, Leron 4-10 0-0 0-0 3582 8010022 43 Finke, Michael 5-7 1-1 2-2 011413000020 22 Morgan, Maverick 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 10 44 Austin, Alex 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 22 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-1 0-1 0-0 0000 0000013 Team 3 0 3 43 Finke, Michael 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 30-71 11-29 8-9 11 22 33 20 79 15 3 1 7 200 44 Austin, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 1 Team 0 1 1 FG % 1st Half: 17-34 50.0% 2nd half: 13-37 35.1% Game: 30-71 42.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 6-17 35.3% Game: 11-29 37.9% Rebounds Totals 29-63 10-26 5-8 7 23 30 13 73 12 10 0 2 200 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 8-9 88.9% 1,1 FG % 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 29-63 46.0% Deadball Officials: Lamont Simpson, Ted Valentine, Terry Oglesby 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 7-15 46.7% Game: 10-26 38.5% Rebounds Technical fouls: Notre Dame-None. Illinois-None. FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 5-8 62.5% 1 Attendance: 14953 Officials: Mike Eades, Doug Shows, Pat Adams Technical fouls: #4 Iowa State-None. Illinois-None. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Notre Dame 33 51 84 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Attendance: 2222 ND 32 4 6 2 13 Illinois 41 38 79 ILL 28 14 14 2 32 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast #4 Iowa State 40 44 84 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Last FG - ND 2nd-01:54, ILL 2nd-00:01. Score tied - 5 times. ISU 44 18 13 0 10 Illinois 39 34 73 Largest lead - ND by 14 2nd-00:32, ILL by 10 2nd-18:54. Lead changed - 10 times. ILL 28 9 12 0 17 ND led for 17:59. ILL led for 19:32. Game was tied for 02:29.

Last FG - ISU 2nd-00:57, ILL 2nd-00:00. Score tied - 8 times. Largest lead - ISU by 17 2nd-01:20, ILL by 6 1st-15:02. Lead changed - 14 times. ISU led for 26:06. ILL led for 09:45. Game was tied for 04:09.

34 // 2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball GAME 9 GAME 10 ILLINOISOfficial Basketball 80, Box WESTERN Score -- Game Totals CAROLINA -- Final Statistics 68 Official BasketballILLINOIS Box Score 69, -- Game YALE Totals 65-- Final Statistics DEC. 5, 2015 //Western STATE FARM Carolina CENTER vs Illinois // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. DEC. 9, 2015 // STATEYale FARM vs CENTERIllinois // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 12/05/15 2 p.m. at State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill. 12/09/15 7 p.m. at State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill.

Western Carolina 68 • 3-5 Yale 65 • 5-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Mike Brown f 8-13 3-5 4-5 145323520435 22 Sears, Justin f 7-10 0-1 7-9 369321142227 04 Torrion Brummitt f 2-9 0-2 4-6 0 5 5 5 8 3 4 2 1 33 35 Sherrod, Brandon f 2-9 0-0 2-2 6 8 14 2 6 0 1 0 0 36 23 Justin Browning f 1-3 0-1 4-4 1 0 1 5 6 1 4 0 2 29 04 Montague, Jack g 2-12 2-9 1-2 0332 7650033 03 Rhett Harrelson g 4-9 3-6 3-3 0 2 2 3 14 2 3 0 1 33 11 Mason, Makai g 7-16 1-5 0-0 2 3 5 1 15 3 5 0 0 33 11 Haboubacar Mutombo g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 21 Victor, Nick g 3-5 1-2 0-0 3 5 8 3 7 4 5 0 0 28 01 Elijah Pughsley 5-12 5-10 0-0 0 1 1 1 15 0 3 0 0 22 00 Ghani, Khaliq 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 05 Devin Peterson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0000 20100 9 01 Dallier, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0-0 0111 0010016 12 Marc Gosselin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 05 Anderson, Eric 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 Deriece Parks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 2 32 Reynolds, Blake 0-0 0-0 0-0 0110 00100 4 22 Jesse Deloach 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 44 Downey, Sam 3-3 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 13 Team 1 0 1 2 Team 1 1 2 Totals 21-48 11-24 15-18 3 18 21 20 68 12 19 2 8 200 Totals 25-58 5-18 10-14 17 31 48 16 65 14 23 3 2 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 10-25 40.0% Game: 21-48 43.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 14-30 46.7% Game: 25-58 43.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 11-24 45.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 5-18 27.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 7-7 100.0 Game: 15-18 83.3% 1 FT % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 10-14 71.4% 1,2

Illinois 80 • 4-5 Illinois 69 • 5-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 43 Finke, Michael f 9-13 4-6 2-2 336124210131 43 Finke, Michael f 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 6 1 0 0 0 27 22 Morgan, Maverick c 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 9 01 Tate, Jaylon g 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 19 01 Tate, Jaylon g 1-2 0-0 3-3 0 3 3 3 5 3 3 0 0 25 21 Hill, Malcolm g 7-19 1-7 5-6 145220711035 21 Hill, Malcolm g 5-8 0-2 0-1 2 3 5 3 10 2 3 1 1 27 23 Jordan, Aaron g 1-6 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 15 44 Austin, Alex g 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 12 25 Nunn, Kendrick g 9-16 6-8 4-4 123328010132 00 Williams, D.J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 00 Williams, D.J. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7 03 Lewis, Khalid 1-1 0-0 0-1 0221 2200015 03 Lewis, Khalid 1-2 0-0 0-0 0110 2010122 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 0-6 0-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 Black, Leron 0-4 0-0 0-0 1235 00100 9 22 Morgan, Maverick 3-5 0-0 0-0 2022 6000213 23 Jordan, Aaron 2-6 0-3 4-4 0 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 2 17 44 Austin, Alex 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 13 25 Nunn, Kendrick 9-14 3-5 6-8 011127220136 Team 2 3 5 Team 1 5 6 1 Totals 26-65 8-26 9-11 7 18 25 18 69 12 5 1 7 200 Totals 28-53 7-18 17-21 9 25 34 18 80 14 16 1 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 26-65 40.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-30 50.0% 2nd half: 13-23 56.5% Game: 28-53 52.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 8-26 30.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 7-18 38.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 9-11 81.8% 1,1 FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 13-15 86.7% Game: 17-21 81.0% 2,1 Officials: Ray Perone, John Gaffney, Kelly Pfeifer Officials: Chris Beaver, Darryl Smith, Jim Schipper Technical fouls: Yale-None. Illinois-None. Technical fouls: Western Carolina-Torrion Brummitt. Illinois-None. Attendance: 11648 Attendance: 11455 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Yale 25 40 65 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench YALE 32 5 11 2 9 Western Carolina 34 34 68 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench WCU 16 17 0 2 17 Illinois 33 36 69 ILL 24 25 11 4 10 Illinois 39 41 80 ILL 22 23 6 10 37 Last FG - YALE 2nd-00:02, ILL 2nd-01:25. Score tied - 9 times. Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:25, ILL 2nd-01:58. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - YALE by 4 1st-18:34, ILL by 10 2nd-19:45. Lead changed - 9 times. Largest lead - WCU by 1 1st-18:48, ILL by 13 2nd-01:58. Lead changed - 2 times. YALE led for 08:21. ILL led for 24:33. Game was tied for 07:06. WCU led for 00:16. ILL led for 37:50. Game was tied for 01:33. GAME 11 GAME 12 Official BasketballILLINOIS Box Score 83,-- Game UIC Totals 79-- Final Statistics ILLINOIS VS. SOUTH DAKOTA Illinois vs UIC DEC.12/12/15 12, 2015 1:00 // PM UNITED at United CENTER Center // CHICAGO, Chicago, ILL. IL DEC. 19, 2015 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.

Illinois 83 • 6-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 43 Finke, Michael f 5-10 2-4 2-4 145114111027 1 Tate, Jaylon g 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 14 21 Hill, Malcolm g 5-8 1-3 11-14 134122122135 23 Jordan, Aaron g 0-4 0-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 11 25 Nunn, Kendrick g 5-9 2-3 2-2 0 5 5 2 14 2 3 0 2 31 0 Williams, D.J. 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 22 Morgan, Maverick 3-5 0-0 0-0 2132 6000113 3 Lewis, Khalid 2-6 0-1 4-6 1 1 2 3 8 8 1 0 0 25 44 Austin, Alex 0-2 0-2 0-0 0110 0010011 5 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 4-6 4-6 3-5 0 1 1 3 15 0 1 1 0 27 Team 2 3 5 Totals 25-53 9-22 24-35 7 23 30 15 83 18 11 5 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd half: 12-20 60.0% Game: 25-53 47.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 9-22 40.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 9-17 52.9% 2nd half: 15-18 83.3% Game: 24-35 68.6% 3

UIC 79 • 1-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 DIXSON, Dikembe f 8-14 3-3 1-2 3 7 10 4 20 460036 23 YOUNG, Najeal f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 21 ODIASE, Tai c 3-7 0-0 1-2 3 5 8 4 7 0 1 2 0 28 0 MATTHEWS, Dominique g 5-7 2-3 6-6 0 0 0 5 18 2 0 0 1 15 1 BURNS, Paris g 5-11 1-5 0-0 033411610225 15 TORRES, Julian 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 SNIDER, Gabe 2-2 2-2 0-0 0221 61100 4 22 HACKETT, Drew 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 THOMAS, Hassan 1-4 0-0 0-0 2022 2100016 34 McGUIRE, Markese 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 WHITAKER, Lance 3-5 1-1 1-2 0665 8422026 40 WIEGAND, Jake 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 10 5 KOLAWOLE, Michael 2-7 0-0 0-0 0220 4000020 Team 1 1 2 Totals 30-63 9-15 10-14 11 29 40 29 79 18 14 5 3 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd half: 20-36 55.6% Game: 30-63 47.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 9-15 60.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 10-14 71.4% 3

Officials: D.J. Carstensen, Paul Szelc, Todd Williams Technical fouls: Illinois-None. UIC-None. Attendance: 5151

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Illinois 41 42 83 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILL 24 17 6 9 30 UIC 30 49 79 UIC 32 9 8 9 23

Last FG - ILL 2nd-01:12, UIC 2nd-00:05. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - ILL by 12 1st-03:44, UIC by 7 1st-15:39. Lead changed - 8 times. ILL led for 26:32. UIC led for 10:47. Game was tied for 02:41.

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2015-16 Illinois Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2015) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 6-5 2-1 0-1 4-3 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-5 2-1 0-1 4-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 25 Nunn, Kendrick 6-4 203 33.8 42-85 . 4 9 4 20-43 . 4 6 5 15-19 . 7 8 9 1 24 25 4.2 11 0 10 7 0 7 119 19.8 21 Hill, Malcolm 11-11 388 35.3 61-138 . 4 4 2 13-42 . 3 1 0 53-65 . 8 1 5 15 43 58 5.3 27 0 43 22 8 16 188 17.1 33 Thorne Jr., Mike 7-7 155 22.1 34-68 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 26-44 . 5 9 1 22 37 59 8.4 16 1 1 7 5 2 94 13.4 43 Finke, Michael 11-4 220 20.0 39-69 . 5 6 5 11-28 . 3 9 3 16-21 . 7 6 2 10 20 30 2.7 15 0 12 6 1 1 105 9.5 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen 11-3 232 21.1 28-71 . 3 9 4 23-55 . 4 1 8 7-11 . 6 3 6 4 11 15 1.4 22 1 7 18 1 10 86 7.8 22 Morgan, Maverick 11-2 132 12.0 31-49 . 6 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 9 16 25 2.3 15 0 4 11 2 6 65 5.9 23 Jordan, Aaron 10-4 164 16.4 17-47 . 3 6 2 12-33 . 3 6 4 9-12 . 7 5 0 2 9 11 1.1 15 0 11 3 1 7 55 5.5 12 Black, Leron 7-2 100 14.3 15-36 . 4 1 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 10 21 31 4.4 23 1 4 5 2 2 31 4.4 03 Lewis, Khalid 11-7 246 22.4 18-45 . 4 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 7-14 . 5 0 0 4 15 19 1.7 16 0 32 15 1 9 46 4.2 01 Tate, Jaylon 7-4 118 16.9 6-15 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 1 8 9 1.3 13 0 18 10 0 1 16 2.3 44 Austin, Alex 11-6 183 16.6 6-27 . 2 2 2 2-19 . 1 0 5 7-10 . 7 0 0 4 27 31 2.8 13 0 14 3 0 4 21 1.9 00 Williams, D.J. 7-1 59 8.4 3-12 . 2 5 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 5 4 9 1.3 3 0 3 6 0 1 9 1.3 Team 18 25 43 3 Total...... 11 2200 300-662 . 4 5 3 84-230 . 3 6 5 151-218 . 6 9 3 105 260 365 33.2 189 3 159 116 21 66 835 75.9 Opponents...... 11 2200 297-644 . 4 6 1 103-263 . 3 9 2 128-172 . 7 4 4 96 288 384 34.9 211 - 152 149 46 53 825 75.0

TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 835 825 1 11/13/15 vs North Florida L 81-93 5186 Points per game 75.9 75.0 1 11/15/15 vs North Dakota State W 80-74 5332 Scoring margin +0.9 - 2 11/18/15 at Providence L 59-60 8069 FIELD GOALS-ATT 300-662 297-644 1 11/21/15 vs Chattanooga L 77-81 5653 Field goal pct . 4 5 3 . 4 6 1 1 11/23/15 vs Chicago State W 82-79 5023 3 POINT FG-ATT 84-230 103-263 3 11/27/15 vs UAB W 72-58 2222 3-point FG pct . 3 6 5 . 3 9 2 3 11/28/15 vs #4 Iowa State L 73-84 2222 3-pt FG made per game 7.6 9.4 4 12/02/15 NOTRE DAME L 79-84 14953 FREE THROWS-ATT 151-218 128-172 12/05/15 WESTERN CAROLINA W 80-68 11455 Free throw pct . 6 9 3 . 7 4 4 12/09/15 YALE W 69-65 11648 F-Throws made per game 13.7 11.6 5 12/12/15 vs UIC W 83-79 5151 REBOUNDS 365 384 Rebounds per game 33.2 34.9 1 = Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield, Ill. Rebounding margin -1.7 - 2 = Gavitt Tipoff Games ASSISTS 159 152 3 = Emerald Coast Classic, Niceville, Fla. Assists per game 14.5 13.8 4 = Big Ten/ACC Challenge TURNOVERS 116 149 5 = United Center, Chicago Turnovers per game 10.5 13.5 6 = Braggin' Rights (Scottrade Center, St. Louis) Turnover margin +3.0 - * = Big Ten Conference game Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 1.0 STEALS 66 53 Steals per game 6.0 4.8 BLOCKS 21 46 Blocks per game 1.9 4.2 ATTENDANCE 38056 38858 Home games-Avg/Game 3-12685 1-8069 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 7-4398

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Illinois 377 458 835 Opponents 382 443 825

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D.J. WILLIAMS | FR JAYLON TATE | JR KHALID LEWIS | GR JALEN COLEMAN-LANDS | FR MIKE LATULIP | SR GUARD | 6-7 | 200 GUARD | 6-3 | 170 GUARD | 6-3 | 185 GUARD | 6-3 | 180 GUARD | 6-1 | 175 CHICAGO, ILL. CHICAGO, ILL. TRENTON, N.J. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. SIMEON SIMEON TRENTON CATHOLIC LA LUMIERE PROSPECT

LERON BLACK | SO TRACY ABRAMS | GR MALCOLM HILL | JR MAVERICK MORGAN | JR AARON JORDAN | FR FORWARD | 6-7 | 220 GUARD | 6-2 | 185 GUARD | 6-6 | 220 CENTER | 6-10 | 245 GUARD | 6-5 | 190 MEMPHIS, TENN. CHICAGO, ILL. FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. SPRINGBORO, OHIO PLAINFIELD, ILL. WHITE STATION MOUNT CARMEL BELLEVILLE EAST SPRINGBORO EAST

KENDRICK NUNN | JR MIKE THORNE JR. | GR MICHAEL FINKE | R-FR ALEX AUSTIN | R-JR CAMERON LISS | SO GUARD | 6-3 | 190 CENTER | 6-11 | 270 FORWARD | 6-10 | 230 GUARD | 6-4 | 185 FORWARD | 6-6 | 215 CHICAGO, ILL. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. CHAMPAIGN, ILL. CHICAGO, ILL. NORTHBROOK, ILL. SIMEON TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTENNIAL MOUNT CARMEL GLENBROOK NORTH

JOHN GROCE DUSTIN FORD PARIS PARHAM JAMALL WALKER HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH 4TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS 4TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS 4TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS 4TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS

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